Randy Russell, the co-founder and owner of InnerPathWorks, a transition program for 'stalled' college aged and older young people was interviewed by Lon Woodbury on The Woodbury Report, k4hd.com. He shared his 40 years of experience with mentoring young people and their families into "soulful adulthood",
Lon Woodbury, an Independent Educational Consultant, has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc. and the publisher of Woodbury Reports. In addition, he is a prolific author, with many published books on parenting themes.
A Brief Guest Bio
Randy Russell has been helping young people since 1974, when he started a mentoring program for college students. He earned his Master's degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in Recreation & Leisure. When he was growing up, he was trained and initiated into adulthood by wise parents, mentors and "Elders".He has spent a life-time exploring the benefits of Deep Nature Connection and his Native American roots.
The Modern Difficulties in the Transition to Adulthood
What is adulthood? Randy defined it as a time when a young person became fully responsible for his or her own life. This responsibility included moral and physical maturity, as well as self-care and looking after a family.
There is also a deeper transition level that adds a spiritual element to their lives. This is "soulful adulthood." It occurs when a person has enough deep self-knowledge to understand their own unique personality and choose a life purpose.
Parents can help young people transition to adulthood by creating a mentorship support system. These mentors can be uncles and aunts. An older person can train teenagers on problem solving and self care, as well as how to connect with nature.
All young people had to discover their own special gifts to life. They could find their own unique song through the help of elders and mentors.
At this point, parents have to step aside to let the elders mentor the children. A teenager will hear these mentors and not tune them out. They will listen to wise, mature adults. Teenagers habitually tune out their parents to hear better, and they have been tuning out parents since they started school so that they could listen to their teachers.
The way young people could find their passion, discover their talents, and unearth their gifts was by transitioning to adulthood.
It was always best to find mentors who could relate to a young person's innate interests and abilities. Parents could play a role, too. Guided by parents and other elders, a rite of passage could be designed for a young person.
Lon Woodbury, an Independent Educational Consultant, has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc. and the publisher of Woodbury Reports. In addition, he is a prolific author, with many published books on parenting themes.
A Brief Guest Bio
Randy Russell has been helping young people since 1974, when he started a mentoring program for college students. He earned his Master's degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in Recreation & Leisure. When he was growing up, he was trained and initiated into adulthood by wise parents, mentors and "Elders".He has spent a life-time exploring the benefits of Deep Nature Connection and his Native American roots.
The Modern Difficulties in the Transition to Adulthood
What is adulthood? Randy defined it as a time when a young person became fully responsible for his or her own life. This responsibility included moral and physical maturity, as well as self-care and looking after a family.
There is also a deeper transition level that adds a spiritual element to their lives. This is "soulful adulthood." It occurs when a person has enough deep self-knowledge to understand their own unique personality and choose a life purpose.
Parents can help young people transition to adulthood by creating a mentorship support system. These mentors can be uncles and aunts. An older person can train teenagers on problem solving and self care, as well as how to connect with nature.
All young people had to discover their own special gifts to life. They could find their own unique song through the help of elders and mentors.
At this point, parents have to step aside to let the elders mentor the children. A teenager will hear these mentors and not tune them out. They will listen to wise, mature adults. Teenagers habitually tune out their parents to hear better, and they have been tuning out parents since they started school so that they could listen to their teachers.
The way young people could find their passion, discover their talents, and unearth their gifts was by transitioning to adulthood.
It was always best to find mentors who could relate to a young person's innate interests and abilities. Parents could play a role, too. Guided by parents and other elders, a rite of passage could be designed for a young person.
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Discover more about the problems faced by Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury records the entire interview on his Woodbury Reports radio show show for people to listen to at any time.
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