The Changing Nature of Relationships

Each monthly daylong in a Stepping Stones group has a different focus within the arc of the Coming of Age program and curriculum. This month in our blog post, we explore our latest curricular theme: The Nature of Relationships.

• Do remember the first time you looked at your parents and suddenly you just knew they had NO idea what they were talking about?
• Do you remember when you started to think about who you wanted to be when you got older, after the princess and astronaut phase was over?
• Do remember the first time you looked at someone and you thought, “Gee, they’re cute, I think I want to be more than friends.”
• Do you remember the first time you caught a glance at yourself in the mirror and questioned liking what you saw?
• Do you remember the first time you identified with a certain peer group and long-term friendships changed?
• Do you remember the first time that your friends’ opinions were more important than your parents’?

​For the questions you answered with a “yes,” think about how old you were when it happened. My guess is that for most, you were between the ages of 11-15.

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