I’m sure you’ve all have seen parents who remain clueless about their teenage children. And then these well informed adults want to lecture you on their brilliant parenting strategies! Or, if you’re a teenager, maybe you’ve had to live through a few parenting mishaps yourself.
So here we go with another top 10 list. This time, it’s the ten dumbest things parents can do or say to their teenagers. And I promise to write something more intelligent tomorrow…
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10: They try to offer a helpful weight loss tip: “Drinking and driving is also illegal if you’re guzzling a soft drink or milkshake.”
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9: They assume that everything teenagers need to know about sex can be learned from the movies. Specifically, Kindergarten Cop.
“Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina.”
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8: They always assume that their teenager shares all of their deepest political convictions. Always. “These whippersnappers can’t think for themselves.”
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7: They inform their teenager that Algebra is necessary to understand Harry Potter’s spellbook.
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6: They try to be cool. For example, they imitate Beavis in public.
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5: They attempt reverse psychology: “Reading Facebook is more educational than reading a paperback book.”
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4: They are always encouraging. “Those zits make you look really cute and everyone at school will think so too.”
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3: They bring their teenagers to Germany every summer but don’t let them drink beer, even under parental supervision. Not even once. Even though it’s legal there. (Author’s note: the teenagers know that drinking German beer ultimately leads to successful careers in engineering. It works for the Germans, doesn’t it?)
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