The final year of high school is a year of transition for parents and seniors!
It is a milestone. With graduation just around the corner, there are many
important decisions to make such as college, work, living arrangement and
transportation, to name a few. The future is bright and getting through that
last year of high school can be wonderful, frustrating and emotional, all at the
same time.
Parents and seniors experience the transition in different
ways, but they all have two things in common: challenging decisions and the need
for information. The senior year of school is a huge milestone for all students.
The year will fly by. Parents and seniors must be informed - communicate with
the school and with each other.
Dealing with the Change in
Attitudes
Inevitably, seniors always seem to have an attitude change
often referred to as "Senioritis"! The excitement of going back to high school
as the "almighty seniors" has been known to transform good-natured teenagers
into wild beasts. The amount of vandalism, pranks, hazing and rude behavior is
grabbing headlines across the country.
One of the main objectives of a
student's senior year is to allow the senior to begin experiencing new freedom
in anticipation of going out on their own. However, this does not mean that
seniors should be given free reign. Freedom and responsibility are learned
behaviors - ones that are best learned step by step. Families should have an
open discussion about giving your senior more freedom and responsibilities this
year.
Seniors - The impact of Their Actions
In many
communities, acts of vandalism rise considerably around the beginning and end of
school years. These are the times when senior pranks are most prevalent. Common
activities include toilet papering someone's yard, egging houses, throwing food,
vandalizing mailboxes, "forking" (putting plastic forks in the lawn) or spraying
shaving cream. Some stores refuse to sell young people toilet paper, eggs, or
shaving cream during these periods.
Families should discuss the major
risks that seniors take if they drink and drive, commit acts of vandalism or
hurt others. Talk about respecting people's property this is a major message
that seniors will want to understand now and throughout life.
Seniors
should consider their actions carefully and strongly. Excitement is one thing,
but vandalism is another. Police are on extra alert during these volatile time
periods. If the police get involved in these senioritis, things could go from
fun pranks to big trouble in a hurry. You can be prosecuted or at the very
least, lose some privileges at school.
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