
Kids need to fall out of the tree, scrape their knees, and learn from experience. There’s no substitute.
That said, we parents can still guide and lead and hope and advise. Maybe they don’t listen* but they usually hear.
As a bonus, but it just didn’t sound as good, I’m going to make each tip under 10 minutes as audio and video. Stay tuned.
I have two sons, so I’ll use him and her, but these might work for girls, too.
Dearest Medium Readers, I wrote this post in a flurry of clarity. I explain what happened (and how you can make your overtired self work for you) in a post I wrote just after I wrote this one. I have bigger plans for this post: 10-episode podcast, 10-part video montage, 10-chapter book. Stay tuned to this channel.
For each item below, I’ll write a post, make a video, and an audio recording. Which are your favorites? What would you add?
Ten Tips for My Teenager I Wish I Knew When I was Thirteen
- Put yourself in her shoes
- Under promise and over deliver
- Surprise her (and yourself)
- Fail often
- Create
- Scale
- I don’t know**
- Embrace the unknown
- Listen
- Respect
I’ll update this post with a link when each one is ready. Want to be informed when that happens?
* They usually aren’t listening.
** It’s not that I don’t know what #7 is, it’s that #7 is to know the power of saying, “I don’t know.”


