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HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT. From adults, friends, yourself. @ AskDocG @ AskDoctorG. Deborah Gilboa, MD www.AskDrG.com. If you could wave a magic wand. What do you want for your future?. hap · pi · ness: noun. good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy
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HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT From adults, friends, yourself @AskDocG @AskDoctorG Deborah Gilboa, MD www.AskDrG.com
If you could wave a magic wand... What do you want for your future?
hap·pi·ness:noun good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy INGREDIENTS: • Confidence • Competence • Relationships
WHY DO PARENTS SAY NO?
CULTURE OF “SUCCESSFUL” FAMILIES The Myth: “Getting involved will make us both feel better!” The Truth: Stepping back helps teens become adults.
THE COST “Students who reported having over-controlling parents reported significantly higher levels of depression and less satisfaction with life. Furthermore, the negative effects of helicopter parenting on college students’ well-being were largely explained by the perceived violation of students’ basic psychological needs for autonomy and competence.”
YOUNG ADULT BRAIN • Negative emotions are intense • Positive emotions are just as intense • Adrenaline is harder to find • Considering consequences requires intention • Oxytocin receptors double • Abstract reasoning sky rockets • … needs sleep.
AND WHY DO YOU STEP BACK? Fear 11
RESPECT • Eye contact • Language • Tone Assumption of someone else’s value or worth. 13
RESPONSIBILITY • Chores • Homework • Job • Balance Recognizing your obligations and doing your best to meet them. 14
RESILIENCE • Ride your emotions – ONCE • Find possibilities. • Reach out for resources. • Considerwhich risk to take. • Notice the consequences
FAILURE HAPPENS. THEN WHAT? • How you feel matters. • What you do matters more.
STEP UP, SO ADULTS CAN BELIEVE • Respect • Eye contact • Word choice • Tone • Responsibility • Time management • Resource finding • Life skills • RESILIENCE: • STEP UP, SO THEY CAN STEP BACK.
SUCCESS NOWIS NOT THE POINT You’re building: • Confidence • Competence • Relationships
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