If you are reading this, then it means you responded to my request on facebook and the least i can say is 'Thank you'.....not very many people will take any post serious just because their friend shared it.
Well, this happens to be something i've always wanted to do for reasons that i think my writing is better my talking or because it is my passion or calling, and perhaps for the fact that i want to feel like a young person forever (doesn't everyone?). ...but seriously, have you noticed how quickly kids transform into teens.....and teens into young adults these days?.....just in case you haven't.....look around you the next time you visit your salon and observe that 'chic' getting her nails done.
My point is that this generation is on a fast track with everything from information to fashion to music and so much more to the point we don't even know what direction things might turn next. The greater worry is not the fastness though but the disconnect that this evolution is dragging along with it. We now constantly have to deal with kids stuck on gadgets more often than doing an outdoor activity or having time spent a little brother or bonding with family, and i absolutely do no think it's because they don't want to but that there is such a misconception around that dictates the lifestyle of young people and to not follow that route is almost as if they are aliens and it does not feel 'normal' not to be on that roller-coaster.
Constant dealings i have had with the young people at different focus groups actually affirms that teenager and young people will love to spend time with 'humans' rather than gadets and yes maybe not the kind of time when you tell them how things were 'much better' in your school days....but when they can have valuable conversation with you on happenings in their world and enjoying you not judging but listening and guiding. To do contrary is to have your teen 'endure' your scoldings and judgement and promise themselves never to ever tell you anything about their life ever again!
Un-African as i may sound, i urge you to let your guard down a little bit and reach your young ones heart so you can guide them through the craziness all around.
Cheers
'Timsyn'
P.S : Your comments will make me feel very encouraged and might help other readers too!
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