Ask Axis: "My 8th grader seems overly materialistic. Will this change?"
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Ask Axis: "My 8th grader seems overly materialistic. Will this change?"

"Our oldest is a 14 year old boy so we're still newbies to parenting teens. Our 8th grader teen seems, in mom and dad's opinion, overly concerned with materialism (things like shoes and iphone model etc). We've heard that this is pretty typical for middle school boys; do teen boys tend to become less materialistic after middle school/once they're in high school? We try to talk with him about materialism not being a healthy priority but it doesn't seem to be sinking in yet." - Sarah

Scientific Paper --> Growing up in a Material World: Age Differences in Materialism

Scientific Paper --> Effects of Materialism on Adolescents'

Book Reference --> The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour

Axis Resource --> A Parent's Guide to Teen Identity

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