Revolution Conference.

On Friday and Saturday we attended the Revolution Conference, where thousands of teens came together to hear certain speakers talk. These speakers included Dr. Albert Molher, the Harris Brothers, and Flame, a Christian Rap Artist. They spoke well, and did not water anything down.

They spoke on things like, Doing Hard Things, God's will for your life, and the Harris Brothers and Flame shared their testimonies and many stories. There were over a thousand people there, and they fed us food. There was a lot of music, but some of it was VERY loud. The teaching was very good as well.

The revolution conference challenged me to do things with excellence, and not be lazy. In addition, it challenged me to become more active in doing hard things.

The Revolution

There is a mind set the the "teens" of this generation can't be responsible for anything. We can't be trusted to do anything. However "teens" in history could do great things for the world. So what has changed? the world's expects less of the "teens". Here is what the world expects from teens:

When you formally develop a set of expectations for your teen, you begin to set your teen up for succeeding in meeting those expectations. That’s the first step in learning to handle responsibilities. Here are a few suggested expectations for teens by age level. Please do not feel that your teenager should be doing all of them. Pick and choose a few and add on as your teen is able to handle more responsibilities.

Preteens:

• Managing an allowance.

• Making plans with friends and giving you all of the necessary information.

• Have useful daily habits like making his/her bed and picking up his/her room.

• Cleaning his/her room – vacuuming, dusting, etc – weekly, with some parental help.

• Take phone messages and putting them where someone will see them.

Older Teens:

• Everything on the preteen list that you have not added before.

• Cleaning his/her room – vacuuming, dusting, etc – weekly.

• Doing a daily household chore, such as cleaning the dinner dishes, straightening the family room, swiping down the bathroom, etc.

• Helping with the weekly household chores.

• Make sure the gas gauge in the car does not go below a quarter of a tank.

• Marking special dates and plans on the family calendar or planner.

Be sure to praise your teenager when he/she accomplishes his/her responsibilities. A simple hug and a “good job” will go a long way.

That last line just wants me to give my dog a hug and say "good job". When looking at this list I think the world would want more out of 3rd graders the "teens". But it's good for when the teen go to college they will be able to make their beds!!! I think that what we do this to the "teens" is setting them up to Fail!

The weekend of March 13th-14th , Boyce College sponsored a conference to challenge teens to do hard things, and not to put up with the expectations others put on us.