Lon Woodbury interviewed Randy Russell, the cofounder of InnerPathWorks, on The Woodbury Report radio show on K4HD.com. Randy, who has more than 40 years experience working with young adults, mentoring them into soulful adulthood, runs a transition program to help adolescents grow up.
Lon Woodbury, an Independent Educational Consultant, has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc. and the publisher of Woodbury Reports. In addition, he is a prolific author, with many published books on parenting themes.
About Randy Russell
Randy Russell has been helping young people since 1974, when he started a mentoring program for college students. He earned his Master's degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in Recreation & Leisure. When he was growing up, he was trained and initiated into adulthood by wise parents, mentors and "Elders".He has spent a life-time exploring the benefits of Deep Nature Connection and his Native American roots.
The Difficult Journey to Transition to Adulthood
When a young adult had matured in moral and physical ways and could take care of himself or herself as well as raise a family, they had transitioned to adulthood, said Randy.
Beyond physical maturity, a deeper maturity was connecting with the spiritual element of their lives. This could be called "a soulful adulthood." It included deep self-awareness, acceptance of their personality, and the selection of a life purpose.
Parents can help young people transition to adulthood by creating a mentorship support system. These mentors can be uncles and aunts. An older person can train teenagers on problem solving and self care, as well as how to connect with nature.
Mentors and elders help young people discover their own unique gifts and understand their own song.
At this point, parents have to step aside to let the elders mentor the children. A teenager will hear these mentors and not tune them out. They will listen to wise, mature adults. Teenagers habitually tune out their parents to hear better, and they have been tuning out parents since they started school so that they could listen to their teachers.
The purpose of a formal transition was to help young people find their own unique talents and to explore their own interests.
A Rite of Passage was a way for a young person to discover their unique abilities in life. This experience had to be orchestrated by parents and mentors working in collaboration.
Lon Woodbury, an Independent Educational Consultant, has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc. and the publisher of Woodbury Reports. In addition, he is a prolific author, with many published books on parenting themes.
About Randy Russell
Randy Russell has been helping young people since 1974, when he started a mentoring program for college students. He earned his Master's degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in Recreation & Leisure. When he was growing up, he was trained and initiated into adulthood by wise parents, mentors and "Elders".He has spent a life-time exploring the benefits of Deep Nature Connection and his Native American roots.
The Difficult Journey to Transition to Adulthood
When a young adult had matured in moral and physical ways and could take care of himself or herself as well as raise a family, they had transitioned to adulthood, said Randy.
Beyond physical maturity, a deeper maturity was connecting with the spiritual element of their lives. This could be called "a soulful adulthood." It included deep self-awareness, acceptance of their personality, and the selection of a life purpose.
Parents can help young people transition to adulthood by creating a mentorship support system. These mentors can be uncles and aunts. An older person can train teenagers on problem solving and self care, as well as how to connect with nature.
Mentors and elders help young people discover their own unique gifts and understand their own song.
At this point, parents have to step aside to let the elders mentor the children. A teenager will hear these mentors and not tune them out. They will listen to wise, mature adults. Teenagers habitually tune out their parents to hear better, and they have been tuning out parents since they started school so that they could listen to their teachers.
The purpose of a formal transition was to help young people find their own unique talents and to explore their own interests.
A Rite of Passage was a way for a young person to discover their unique abilities in life. This experience had to be orchestrated by parents and mentors working in collaboration.
About the Author:
Lon Woodbury, the founder of Struggling Teens, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly Woodbury Reports radio show for people to at their convenience.
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