I would agree with Bob's advice. Be open to what they're listening to as well. My 18 year old son has turned me on to a lot of what he lisens to because I'm receptive, and I actually like some of it. Conversely he is more open to listening to what I like - consequently, he thinks Neil Young is THE MAN, and I have to keep retrieving my Joni CDs from his room! I even found a Cat Stevens album on the turntable one day - good heavens, the apocalypse may be near.
As for the younger ones, I have a 12 year old daughter and she went through the boy band phase - so did I at that age, it's just that the boy band back then was the Beatles. I remember how crazed I was, so I tried to not belittle her taste too much - I even bought her the CDs and listened to them with her. Fortunately, she is over that now, and is moving on to rap metal <sigh>. But, the point is that I see a growing sophistication and I'm sure her older brother is no small influence there - and hopefully I can influence her a little as well. She still groans loudly and rolls her eyes whenever I play Joni, but she admitted to me one day that the song "A Case of You" is not so bad and she "kinda" likes it. Well, there's my free advice - worth just what it costs. Sybil NPIMH: Complicated....Avril Lavigne,my daughter's latest infatuation, irresistably catchy tune- oh, the things we parents go through _________________________________________________________________ Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband. Join now! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp
