In Particular
– By Walt Mueller ©2006, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Christmas. Lately it’s been a time for me to pursue some re-directed thinking. The problem is that I’ve spent so many years immersed in and pursuing the nostalgic, commercialized, feel-good…
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Identity, World and Word
By Walt Mueller ©2009, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I use the fact that I’m a “youth culture watcher” as an excuse to regularly play a little game that might sound a bit strange—at first. I call it “assuming…
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I Love You Just The Way You Are
– By Walt Mueller ©2003, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I experienced pains of “anticipatory agony” the night before my seventh grade gym class assembled on the cinder quarter-mile track for the annual mile run for time. I remember praying…
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Making the Young Old Before their Time
– by Paul Robertson ©2001, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Being a school guidance counselor can be quite an adventure these days. In the span of a few weeks, a guidance counselor friend of mine dealt with the following issues…
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Youth Culture Hot Quote
“I’m terrified of growing up. Once you become an adult, how do you step back from that? It’s something that wakes me up at night.” – Lorde, 17-year-old phenom singer, at a concert in New York’s Roseland Ballroom, according to Billboard,…
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