5 Tips to Help You Communicate With Your Teen
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ – Make time during the day or evening to hear about your teen’s day and activities; be sure that he or she knows you are actively interested and listening carefully.โฃโฃ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ง – Remember to talk WITH your teen, not AT him or her.โฃโฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง-๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ – Ask questions that go beyond “yes” or “no” answers to prompt more developed conversation.โฃโฃ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง’ – Take advantage of time during car trips to talk with your teen.โฃโฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ – Make time for sporting and school events, playing games, and talking about current events.โฃ
RECEIVING AFFIRMATION
My brothers: When we cannot receive love and affirmation from each otherโwe will never be able to attain the healing we so desperately desire. Living in a state of heartache, wearies the soul and takes the life out of living. I know this pain so well, which is why Iย #CryLikeAManย daily until we can collectively heal and be whole.ย
Never Take The Detour
As many of you know, it took two years for our nonprofitย The Yunionย to fundraise enough money to purchase a 15,000 sft building to expandย The Cave of Adullamย and our other life changing programs.ย
The Path To Healing
The path to healing isnโt easyโcomprehensive manhood requires courageous transparency. As long as we are more concerned about our image, the pain will always stay withinโsuppressing what we really feel and who we really are.
ย Iyanla Vanzantย used CryLikeAMan Book
I was humbled whenย Iyanla Vanzantย used my bookย #CryLikeAManย as a resource on her show, but tonight I was encouraged by her words and blessed by her presence! Thank you Iyanla!
PURGING PASSIVITY
โThe brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers it.โ
The Yunion Behind The Scenes Shots for Upcoming Film
โHold up…ย ย you said The Yunion is coming out with another film???โ
Happy Birthday to our founder Shรคrathย Jason Wilson!
Happy Birthday to our founder Shรคrathย Jason Wilson! Thank you for your unyielding sacrifice and commitment toย #SavingBoys!
Words Of A Wise Elder
One of my friends sent me this video and I was so blessed hearing the words of a wise elder regarding his thoughts after readingย #CryLikeAMan.
ALLOW YOURSELF TO HAVE WEAK MOMENTS INSTEAD OF A WEAK MINDSET
Brother Devon, I too allowed misconstrued masculinity hinder my expression of love for my daughter. I will never forget when she slammed her finger in my car door at 8 years old. She showed no emotion to the pain because at that time in my life, I didnโt know how to #CryLikeAManโI just a male defined only by masculine attributes.
Deal With Yourself
The hardest thing for a man to do is deal with himselfโintrospectively confront his own emotional pain and trauma, so that he can stop unjustly inflicting it on others.
Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp Song
We are still receiving so many testimonies from our campers and their parents regarding the positive life-changing impact our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp has had!
The Freedom to Lament!
Although it’s not all good, all the timeโstill shine!
Moment with Tracy Martin
I was humbled to be honored byย The Trayvon Martin Foundationย Circle of Fathers and yesterday it was sobering to shake the hand of brother Tracy Martin atย #NABJ19.
Thank you Donna Briggs!
Itโs been a very busy day at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Miami.
Jason Wilson on The Karen Hunter Show
It was an honor to be a guest on The Karen Hunter Show viaย SiriusXM Urban View! Great conversation about misconstrued masculinity and how comprehensive manhood will liberate men from emotional incarceration.
Have a break!
The worst thing a man can doโis base his existence on what he does. On average, women live longer than men. In fact, by age 85… 67% of those living are women. I pray one day we, men, will find our worth in more than…
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