Stars of The Secret Team Up with SuperCamp to Make a Difference

Exciting news for parents of teens everywhere!!

On Thursday, June 18, you will have a very special opportunity to listen in as six leading human development and youth achievement experts from The Secret, The Passion Test, and SuperCamp discuss ways to help parents deal with teens who are fearful of and negative about the future.

“Shifting Teens’ Focus to a Positive Future” will run about 3 1/2-hours from 7:00 – 10:30 p.m. eastern daylight time (4:00 – 7:30 p.m. pacific daylight time) and is free to parents who register at www.positiveteenfuture.com. It will consist of six 35-40-minute one-on-one conversations with these six experts, each of whom addresses a particular area of relevance to teens. The speakers delve into such subjects as passion, motivation, visioning, excellence, and happiness.

The speakers include three participants from the popular and successful movie, The Secret:

• John Assaraf
• Lisa Nichols
• Marci Shimoff

Also participating are Janet Attwood, from The Passion Test, our very own president and co-founder Bobbi DePorter, and Harrison Klein, an inspiring writer and speaker.

Bobbi said that the idea for this event came from feedback she has received from many parents who have expressed concern over the negative effect the recession and other news is having on their teens and pre-teens:

“SuperCamp is all about creating a positive vision for the future with students, so this teleseminar with all these great speakers, was a perfect way to provide parents with some much-needed help.”

Don’t miss out! Register right now at www.positiveteenfuture.com.

Teen Success in Challenging Times: Part 5

This is the fifth and final post in the “Teen Success in Challeging Times” series. I hope you found value in each post and use the tips to build a stronger relationship with your teen. I also encourage you to listen to the parent support teleseminar led by SuperCamp president and co-founder Bobbi DePorter discussing these same important issues.

How can I instill core values that will both sustain my teen through challenging times and be a foundation for the rest of their lives?

What you want to do, as a parent, is create a “home court advantage” for your kids. In sports, a home court advantage means that the home team has the support of fans and the comfort level of being in familiar surroundings. In your family, you can build this same feeling of support and comfort.

Your goal is to instill a sense of safety, support, and belonging. In doing so, your teen will be comfortable knowing he or she can turn to you for help, even during tough times.

A big part of establishing a home court advantage is recognizing the values and beliefs that the family lives by. If they’re not talked about, then a teen will make assumptions about what they are and these assumptions aren’t always positive. A family’s values, beliefs, and traditions are a constant through good times and bad. They’re a fall-back, a guiding light, for your kids to help them make the right decisions even when you’re not around.

At SuperCamp we follow eight core values, which we call the 8 Keys of Excellence. The keys are Integrity, Failure Leads To Success, Speak With Good Purpose, This Is It, Commitment, Ownership, Flexibility, and Balance. We practice these values daily and use them to guide everything that we do, both at camp and in our personal lives.

What are your family’s core values? How are you displaying them at home?

If you missed the first 4 posts in this series, you can find them here:

• Teen Success in Challenging Times: Practical Tips on How You Can Help Your Teen
• Teen Success in Challenging Times: Part 2
• Teen Success in Challenging Times: Part 3
• Teen Success in Challenging Times: Part 4

Teen Success in Challenging Times: Part 2

As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be answering the four most common questions that parents have concerning their teen’s success in these challenging times over the next couple weeks. Here is the first question:

With so much global turmoil, how do I help my teen better cope and understand what’s going on in the world and to be more resilient?

The most important thing you can do is to talk with your teen. Talk about the economy, war and the environment.  Talking helps kids grasp how we’re feeling in general and how specific issues, such as the economy, are affecting your family today and your plans for the future. This is not a place for us to share doom and gloom – but for thoughtful sharing about what’s real for you and your family.

Teens need to know that with turmoil and crisis comes change. Share with your teen that research shows that in times of crisis, people, including young people, tend to focus and work harder and become more creative and innovative as a result. This information allows you to move the conversation into a positive direction.

Also ask and encourage your kids to share their feelings, their questions, and what they know about these issues.

These conversations give you the platform to address taking ownership of the future versus being a victim to events and circumstances we don’t control. This mindset can move teens from placing blame and feeling depressed to having hope and gaining direction for the future.

If you missed the first post in this series, you can find it here: Teen Success in Challenging Times: Practical Tips on How You Can Help Your Teen