Help For Teenagers: “I am NOT a teenager!”1 min read

If you are tired of teenage attitudes and problems this is something you will want to know. www.iamnotateenager.com has a free book preview written by youth for teens. The book shows teenagers there is a different way to be. They can be “youth” instead. There is a difference.

Each week I teach a class for youth ages 12-16 with my good friend Angela Baker. In this class we create an active scholar environment, which means we are not stuck to a schedule of what has to happen each week. We follow the flow of energy in the group discussions and act on what needs to come next.

A number of weeks ago we were discussing an article called The Myth of the Teenager by: Dr. Michael Platt when one of the youth said, “I’m not a teenager and here’s why…”

At that point the lively discussion got even more lively and even more personal. I suggested that the things the youth were saying would be worth writing down. So, at that minute, we stopped and started writing. We all wrote more; and are still writing. The discussion turned into a book. The book is written by sixteen youth and their two mentors. It is called I am Not a Teenager.

Even though the book is not done yet the youth are offering a preview of it on the website they have created called www.iamnotateenager.com

Go there today and get a free preview of what they are working on to strengthen young people and parents around the world.