tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post7525530158210460100..comments2010-01-12T14:01:53.778-06:00Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10340051194193536329brianskirk@yahoo.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post-14538047613366995532008-06-10T23:58:00.000-05:002008-06-10T23:58:00.000-05:00Some great thoughts here, thanks.Jason Raitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17588294765947013817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post-47966871516013235492008-05-20T11:32:00.000-05:002008-05-20T11:32:00.000-05:00My favorite is #6) "The first part of the teenage brain to fully develop is the emotions center."<BR/><BR/>One of the best books I have read for Youth Ministry last year was "Why Gender Matters," by Dr. Leonard Sax. It helped me see that we have much to learn about brain development in adolescents and how that should change the way we teach and learn.<BR/><BR/>Overall boys tend to be late bloomers in the part of the brain that processes information. So when that young boy does something immature and you ask, "What were you thinking?" It is quite possible that he just really wasn't thinking. The connections were not being made. This research helps us see that processing events with young boys should continue a week, month, and even later after an event because it may take that long for them to fully process what is happening.<BR/><BR/>Great top ten list.livefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069717916508996522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post-75016266217744258682008-05-19T16:43:00.000-05:002008-05-19T16:43:00.000-05:00Regarding #10, I try to remember what a fellow youth pastor once told me: "Teens are, <I>by definition</I>, immature." Often, adults get frustrated with teens (or even young children) because the adults are expecting the teens to act like adults. Why would one expect them to act like adults when they're not?Danny Bradfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171261421967060917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post-46865053115263191352008-05-19T09:44:00.000-05:002008-05-19T09:44:00.000-05:00wow what a brilliant idea!!<BR/><BR/>How about:<BR/>Teens want to talk to you, but they just do not know how to. <BR/><BR/>Teens need to be lead from where they are at, not where you are at. <BR/><BR/>Teens need to give their respect and trust. Their trust and respect cannot be assumed. <BR/><BR/>Teens will do inappropriate things--it is a given. If there are rules, they will be rule breakers.jeremyzachhttp://jeremyzach.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post-43705104533283426502008-05-19T07:56:00.000-05:002008-05-19T07:56:00.000-05:00Great suggestion. Thanks! We will have some "Habitat for Humanity" guys with us and it might be helpful to encourage them to use that "I'll show you how and then you can do it yourself" sort of approach that is often used with volunteers on Habitat projects.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10340051194193536329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31229073.post-33015510066757926422008-05-19T07:20:00.000-05:002008-05-19T07:20:00.000-05:00We've always done all-church mission trips and they are amazing! At the beginning of the week, the teens and adults might be staying in their own corners so to speak, but not by the end.<BR/><BR/>If you are doing a trip that involves any kind of construction, I would advise the adults not to put finishing the job above spending time with the students. It would be far easier for an adult with home repair experience to do it him/herself. Teens love it when an adult takes the time to show them how something is done. In our experience, that has prompted the teens to work harder and better to show the adults that they learned and understood.forthegloryhttp://living3368.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com