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According to research conducted at The Josephson Institute of Ethics in California, 92% of teens surveyed admitted to lying to their parents at least once in the last year.

Unfortunately, most of our teens don’t feel they have a safe environment to speak the truth.  Our research indicates that parents “freak out” or “lecture” or “reprimand” the teen when they do confide in them.  No wonder they find it easier to lie.  However, when one thousand kids were asked, “who would you like to go to with an issue?” almost all of them responded, “my parents”.

Sadly, when asked, “who do you go to?” almost all of them answered, “anybody but my parents.”

This generation of young adults, called the Millennial Generation, 80 million or more, are talented, well educated, extremely loyal, and considered team players and often feel very special because they were raised by “helicopter parents” during a time of great prosperity.  The down side is that these adolescents have become highly dependent upon their parents and , in many ways, are ill-equipped to make good decisions or demonstrate responsibility.  The result is that these young adults rebel, become complacent or withdraw, suffer consequences from bad decisions, demonstrates behavior that challenges how they are trusted, and deteriorates the communication with parents “that just hassle them all the time”.  The parents display disappointment and impose restrictive and sometimes unrealistic rules, they argue more with fewer positive outcomes, over-parent with overly-protective measures, and smother their child with the sense of entitlement that enables them to enter college or the workplace without the coping skills they need to be independent.  Sound familiar?

Mark Hughes Can Help Make A Difference…

Mark Hughes, Life Coach, offers a multitude of services to both parents and teens that:

• Introduce simple but powerful principles that inspires our young adults to be their very best
• Enable teens to keep their agreements and learn the importance of responsibility
• Empower teens to become productive, independent individuals with the self-confidence to make sound decisions on their own

Mark, with the support of his non-profit foundation, The Karma Institute, a project of the National Heritage Foundation, offers programs to parents that:

• Enhance communication skills that bridge the gap between parent and teen
• Provide tools that support environments that promote mutual respect and honest dialogue between parent and teen
• Build trust and confidence in a child’s ability to cope with their inevitable independence

Isn’t that what both the parent and child really want anyway?

Browse To Learn More About Mark’s Programs…

• Speaking and Keynote Speaker
• Group Coaching
• Teen and Parent Workshops
• Family Retreats
• Products (workbooks, CD’s, and other great resources)

Also, don’t forget to check out Mark’s Teen and Parenting Articles and Discussion Areas!