Managing teenage transitions
PART 1: FIRST POST! 😊 Everyone remembers their teenage years! For some, it was characterized by loads of adventures. For others, responsibility. I believe a lot of people would however relate to acquiring sudden dislike for constantly being told what to do. We would remember wanting freedom to make some choices, some privacy, and most importantly to be listened to. A good definition for teenagers are children who are coming to the shocking realization that "adults are no different from them". Everybody came to this realization at some point. That "my thinking now is as good as it's gonna get" . At this point, we begin to want to make our own choices because now, our choices are as good as anyone else’s. There's also the new understanding that "adults" could be wrong sometimes . This is in itself a taboo within the Nigerian culture. We mostly like to think that adults can never be wrong! We all know that's a fallacy tho and teenagers are ...