Teens/Questions

Just Sharing-(From Ministry127.com)

Teens have a lot of questions—and most of them never get asked. They just hold them inside, often afraid they will be condemned for even having a question.  Sadly, the questions and often the conclusions they draw are based on faulty information—immaturity, skewed perspective, fallible logic, or just bad assumptions. We have found that the teens really open up to this Q&A time! They ask deep, sincere, and well-thought questions. Actually, I’m always amazed and deeply impacted by the questions they ask. My burden for teens greatly increases when I get a glimpse of what’s really on their minds through their questions.

If you haven’t noticed lately, the “because I said so” approach doesn’t work with teens. This Q&A time creates an hour where the teens are given the opportunity to “set the agenda.” Here are a few thoughts:

Why Teens Don’t Ask Questions:

1. Fear of Rejection—they are simply afraid that their question will ostracize them somehow.

2. Fear of Retribution—they are afraid that their question will bring some sort of repercussions or mistreatment. They often believe you will think less of them for asking.

3. Fear of Transparency—they are afraid of being misunderstood by exposing their inner thoughts.