Generational Gap

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Navigating Culture’s New Realities

One measure of cultural change that’s been coming out annually since 1998 is the Beloit College Mindset List. The list tells us what has always been true or not true for incoming college freshman. Those born in 2005 comprise this…
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Teen Styles and Morality

When generational styles collide, we tend to turn personal taste and style issues into moral issues in an effort to keep our kids from altering their appearance in a way that we either find embarrassing or wrong. Like it or…
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Bridging the Parent and Teen Gap

I like to think of culture as the “soup” our children and teens swim and marinate in everyday. To know kids we must regularly lift the lid on the soup pot to see what’s in the mix. Take one look,…
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