【阅读理解。Gettingyourteentothinkbeyondhisownimmediateneedscanbemoredifficultthancrackinganutwithaplasticfork.Butdon'tworry.It'snotimpossible.Therearemanywaystoencourageyourteentocareaboutthos】

　　阅读理解。

　　Gettingyourteentothinkbeyondhisownimmediateneedscanbemoredifficultthancrackinganut

　　withaplasticfork.Butdon'tworry.It'snotimpossible.Therearemanywaystoencourageyourteento

　　careaboutthoseoutsidehisimmediatecircleoffriends.Ashebeginstohaveresponsibilitytowardsothers

　　hewillrealizehefeelsevenbetterabouthimself.

　　"Teensarethinkingaboutcareercollegeandwhattheirfuturemightlooklike"explainsMichelle

　　MaidenbergaclinicaldirectorofWestchesterGroupWorksacenterforgrouptreatmentinNewYork.

　　"Thisisverychallengingandjustoneofthereasonswhytheyaresofocusedontheirownworld."Once

　　teensparticipateincommunityservicehowevertheybegintolookbeyondtheirpersonalneeds.Theyalso

　　learnfirsthandaboutthechallengesothersfaceandtheyexperienceasenseofauthorityastheyrealizethey

　　canmakearealdifferenceinothers'lives.

　　Notsurehowtoconvinceateentogetawayfromthecellphoneandintoacommunityproject?Teens

　　buyintocommunityservicewhentheprojectorprogramisinanareaoftheirinterest.

　　"Findingsomethinginanareaofinterestforthemkeepsthemmotivatedandinspired"Maidenbergsays.

　　Forinstanceifheisinterestedinculinary(烹饪)schoolhecouldvolunteerinasoupkitchenorbakefora

　　projectthatsupportsfamiliesinneed.Volunteerprojectsinyourteen'sareaofinterestwillbuildher

　　knowledgebaseaswellashelpothers.

　　Parentscandotheirpartbyparticipatingincommunityservicethemselves.Teenscanlearndirectlyfrom

　　theirparentsthatpersonalenjoymentisnotallthatmatters.

　　Letteensknowthebenefitstheywillobtain."Givethemeveryreasonintheworldtovolunteer"

　　Maidenbergadvises.Shesaysthatworkingoncommunityserviceprojectsbuildsconfidence."Byworking

　　withothersteensimprovemanagerialinterpersonalandcommunicationskills.Communityservicehelpsto

　　approachmaturitywhentheytakeastepbacktoseetheneedsofotherpeople"sheadds.Anotherreward:

　　servicehourslookgreatonaresume!

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