Your Teen: Tips On Successfully Fitting In (NAPSA)—Most teens feel “different” in one way or another. Parents may understand their teens, but sometimes not in a way their children want them to. Here are some things to remember that may help parents under- stand their teens and help them to fit in: Remember, at this age friend- ships are very important. School is a teen’s home away from home and parents should be prepared to feel a little neglected at times. eUnderstand and accept that teens can be a different person when they are at home or at school; when they are with family or with their friends. e Allow teens to keep some of Pr y ayy ; ; 4 fe \=_> fh. Your teen may learn howtofit in thanks to a new DVD about Dr. Dolittle’s daughter, Maya, who wants to be a normal teenager...except she’s inherited her their thoughts to themselves. father’s uncanny ability to talk or not, keep the lines open atall ited her father’s uncanny ability to Whether they want to communicate with animals. times. eRemind young teens that everyone doesn’t have to like them talk to the animals. So far this ability has brought her nothing but trouble. Maya heads to Durango sum- and that socializing is a skill that gets better with practice. eA good way to learn how tofit in might be to read books and watch movies about how other kids their age do it, such as “Napoleon Dynamite” or “Dr. Dolittle 3,” which has just been brought out in anew DVD. In the third Dr. Dolittle, the next generation, Maya Dolittle just wants to be a normal teenager despite the fact that she has inher- mer camp to get to know herself better. While there, she realizes that she can use her gift to help save the troubled ranch. This hilarious third installment of the wildly popular series is not only great fun, it’s a nice lesson on how new surroundings can some- times help teens realize it’s okay to be different. For more information, visit www.foxhome.com.
