INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS THE #1 ISSUE

FACING TEENS IN YOUR

COMMUNITY

INTRODUCTION• Drugs, Alcohol

• Peer Pressure• Poverty• Gangs• Crime• Self Image / low

self esteem

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, fighting.William Shakespeare – The Winter’s Tale

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

Would any butthese boiled brains of nineteen and two-and-twentyhunt in this weather?

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

"The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward, immodest and unladylike in speech, behavior and dress." Peter the Hermit, 13th Century AD

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect to their elders.... They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers."Socrates, 5th century BC

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"

Plato,5th century BC

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly disrespectful and impatient of restraint"

Hesiod, 8th century BC

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

KIDS THESE DAYS(AND OTHER LIES)

OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH

DIFFERENTNOTWORSEHOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT?

•TECHNOLOGY•ACCESS TO INFORMATION•EVERYBODY CAN SEE

TEENQUIZHOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE YOU SERVE?

TEENQUIZ1. Name 5 Bands / Vocalists your teens listen to

2. Name 3 Slang terms your teens use and what they mean

3. What do these mean: LOL ; ROFL ; BRB ; A3 ; PIR ; 53X

4. Name 5 Apps teens are using

5. Name a current popular dance

ADOLESCENCETHE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOODGENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS taking place between ages 11-21

THE Adolescent Brain“The regions within the limbic system, have been found to be hypersensitive to the rewarding feeling of risk-taking in adolescents compared with adults, and at the very same time, the prefrontal cortex, which stops us taking excessive risks, is still very much in development in adolescents.”Sarah-Jayne Blackmore

Developmentalcharacteristics

•Physical•Cognitive•Social•Emotional

IMPLICATIONSEnvironment

• Crime• Poverty• Violence• Drugs

Stereotypes

• Lazy• Disrespectful• Violent• Apathetic

Development

• Physical• Cognitive• Social• Emotional