Splng Duznt Cownt!

Try reading the following:

A rceent sudty funod taht it deosn't meattr waht odrer the ltteers of a word are in, the olny ipmraotnt tihng is taht the fsirt and lsat ltteers are in the crrocet piotiosn.

I am quite certain that you had an easier time reading that than I did typing it! Here's one thing we can learn from that study: our brains can do amazing things! But here's something else that is important as we work with teenagers: we may not always see things the same as our kids, but if we work hard enough at communicating with each other, both sides can be understood. So what if the order of the letters is all mixed up? And who cares if the music isn't the same, and the clothes are different (way different), and the sleeping patterns don't match with ours? Don't give up on your child, and eventually the letters will fall into place. In the meantime, keep trying to understand each other!