Tips on Parenting Adolescents [with Video]

Oct 1, 2015

The Shorecrest Community Association (SCA) welcomed Head of Middle School Jonathan Davis as the guest speaker at its inaugural meeting of the 2015-16 school year. Mr. Davis talked to the group of parents and friends about the challenges and joys of educating and parenting adolescents. The top three takeaways from Mr. Davis’ presentation on parenting and education adolescents are:

Adolescence is a real, natural part of growing up during which there are major changes in brain chemistry and function.

One of two points in life of extreme adaptability
An opportunity to develop new talents
Neural pathways are created and strengthened

On top of wonderful adaptability, adolescents:

Have heightened sensory perceptions
Feel things more deeply
Respond to rewards/risks more than punishments/costs

What’s a parent to do?

Create firm guidelines and boundaries
Be supportive and guiding
Be warm--adolescents need to feel the love!

All four schools - The Experiential, Lower, Middle and Upper Schools - base their curriculum and programming around the best practices at each stage of child development. The Middle and Upper Schools are particularly attuned to what is best for students at each stage of adolescence.

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ABOUT JONATHAN DAVIS

Davis holds a BA in History and a Master of Arts in Teaching, both from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He has been a member of the Shorecrest community since 2003, when he joined the school as an eighth Grade English teacher and soccer coach. In his former role as Assistant Middle School Head Davis lead the faculty’s Professional Learning Community on educational technology into the curriculum and worked with teachers to develop the Middle School’s student centered daily schedule. Mr. Davis was named Head of Middle School in November, 2014.

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