Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Empower yourself to recognize how similar you are with your kids #Parenting #SexEducation #Respect

14 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief talk, the speaker emphasizes that parents have lived through almost the same emotional experiences as their children—first kisses, body‑image doubts, the desire for acceptance—though the surrounding technology and its speed have changed. While parents may not grasp the latest digital platforms, they understand the underlying pressures, expectations, and feelings that drive teenage behavior. The speaker urges parents to empower themselves by recognizing these shared human experiences and using that empathy as a gateway to deeper connection with their kids.

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98% of what your kid's going through, you went through. The technology has just changed. The speed of it might have changed. They might be advancing quicker than you did. Was that a good kiss or not a good kiss? Or was it more than a kiss? Did I know what I was doing? All these things that any human being has in those moments, your kids are going to have too. They're going to look in the mirror and think, is there something wrong with their body? Is it not good enough? They're going to have all these thoughts that you've probably had if you still don't have them today as a parent, right? So that's why you never want to say, I can't imagine. You can imagine what they're going through. You might not be able to understand the technology it's being done with, but you understand pressure, you understand expectations, you understand wanting somebody to like you and love you and see you for who you are. You get all of that. So what I want to let every parent know out there is empower yourself to recognize how much you have in common with your kid in life's experiences and use that as the gateway to connection.