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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #16

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Dear Granddaddy, I can’t find a job. Damian G. – broke high school kid. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t6PkILeKw8&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=16 Damian, it certainly is much tougher these days for high school students to find a job than it was for my generation. I think about how hard it is out there for kids today and it saddens […]

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #15

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Dear Granddaddy, my wife wants our daughter to play only one sport year-round so she can keep up with her teammates, and I want her to play multiple sports. Dave B. – An old-fashion father. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO01BAZ2ars&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=15 Dave, this is your, your wife’s, and your daughter’s decision. I can’t decide for your family

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #14

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Dear Granddaddy, my children just sit on their butts and watch their mother and I work around the house after we have worked all day. Joe. F. – a tired father. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KugIMG3M33s&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=14 Joe, I’m feeling tired for both of you. Children’s failure to help out in the home seems to be common

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #13

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Dear Granddaddy, I didn’t let my teenage daughter sleep over a coed birthday party, and now she is mad at me because her girlfriends’ moms let them sleep over. Sandra M. a torn mom. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R41TSJFA5xo&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=13 Bravo Sandra M.! You were successful at that extremely difficult task called “parenting.”  You knew that your daughter

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #12

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Dear Granddaddy, my parents keep asking me about what I want to do with my future, and I just don’t know. I feel so confused. Katie K. – overwhelmed teen. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLl55nnwTfU&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=12 Katie, I can still remember being frustrated as a high school student when my guidance counselor kept demanding that I tell

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #11

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Dear Granddaddy, my girlfriend just broke up with me, and now everyone thinks I’m a loser. Eric V. – teen loser. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTSaYUtB8SE&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=11 Eric, my heart aches for you, but, not entirely because of the break up… It aches because you don’t understand yet that the break up isn’t that important. I am not

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #10

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Dear Granddaddy, my students are frustrating me. They’re very different today. Tim V. – veteran teacher. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_rVy9-Gag&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=10 I hear you, Tim. I, too, am a concerned veteran teacher. I, too, have seen what looks like a changing student body over the last two decades of teaching. However, when I look a little

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #9

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Dear Granddaddy, help. I’m stressed over my grades. Dakota B. – A really stressed out teen. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g7RzD0wqqQ&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=9 Dakota, let me begin with Henry James, the father of modern psychology. He said that 90% of the worst things that have ever happened to him have only happened in his mind. Therefore, it looks

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #8

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Dear Granddaddy, how do I get my boy to listen to me? Yarelis S. – frustrated mom. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbLXF86hpiM&list=PL_-39bUXJitz71N7H8Ysig2hrkcEU_LGF&index=8 I’m listening to you, Yarelis. I hear you loud and clear, but, unlike your boy, I’m a grown man. I’m pretty sure, however, I’m pretty sure that when I was still just a boy, my

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DEAR GRANDDADDY- A Teen, Parent, and Educator Advice Column BLOG #7

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Dear Granddaddy, what do I tell my son whose father has become addicted to drugs and now rarely comes around? Amy D. – worried mom. VLOG ON THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEQN04sHbU             Amy, I’m sorry you and your son are dealing with this hardship. Drugs have damaged and destroyed more lives and relationships than any of us

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