Youth development

As teenagers, we all get influenced quite easily. Sometimes in a positive way, and sometimes in a negative way, but all in all, we get influenced by the people that we associate with. Those people tend to be your friends and sometimes you may not want to speak up or tell your friends something personal. You are afraid to lose them or are afraid of what they’ll think about you when they find out. Our whole society is based on the “trends” where people who are more socially known (celebrities,…

3.1 Explain why it is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm within the work setting. As adults in positions of responsibility, acting in ‘loco parentis’, a level of awareness must used for protecting children and young people from harm, as we have taken over responsibility from their parents hike they are in our care, this relates to all contexts, from health and safety issues to those around safeguarding, internet safety and safety on school trips. Children and…

I am really interested in participating in the Peer Ministry course at Ursuline Academy because I would enjoy the opportunity to lead retreats for the younger girls at UA, and help to guide them into leading righteous lives. My older brother has lead many retreats for his school in past years which have helped to not only guide the younger students into leading faithful lives, but it has also helped to shape him as a person. I really want to grow strong, like him, in my faith, and help to guide…

To all coaches and parents of youth athletes, Sports are one of the most popular activities to participate in. A total of 45 million kids participate in youth sports. Parents claim that these extracurricular activities are getting way too out of hand. But really, the athletes are having a lot of fun and only 38.5% of kids don’t fancy what sports they are perform in. Therefore, youth sports are not getting too intense. First of all, the kids are claiming they are relishing their…

Children are manipulated into the consumption of religion. A child born into a family with a strong religion is expected to blindly follow through with the same beliefs. Expectations placed on the youth in religion may create fear of rejection from such a distinct society. Langston Hughes experiences this fear after going to a church revival in Salvation. Hughes lies to his entire church when the pressure to see Jesus become too much to bear for him…

locking them up and throwing away the key so quickly America’s youth crime system has come a long way, but we have a lot to go before calling our method to approaching juvenile criminals successfully, we need more studies on what prevents/cause youth crime, more intervention for youth crime and better methods…

the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health,”Recent reports indicate 97% of youth are connected to the Internet. As more young people have access to online communication, it is integrally important to identify youth who may be more vulnerable to negative experiences. Based upon accounts of traditional bullying, youth with depressive symptomatology may be especially likely to be the target of Internet…

Prisons have been around for many decades. The American people have normally thought that prisons are a good place to send criminals away. However, many people have proven that this might not be the case. In Wilbert Rideau’s “Why Prisons Don’t Work” he talks about how prisons aren’t as good as they might seem. They don’t help out the criminal to become a better person. I agree Rideau in this case. Prisons need to be a place where criminals can be helped to become a better individual.…

Youth Today Youths are different from yesterday. Youth today do not remember years ago when it didn’t take much for kids to have a smile on their face. Previous generations, they enjoyed bike riding, fun times at the park, movies, and sports. Young people are different than twenty years ago. Today’s teenagers are influenced by Smart Phones, TV images, and Social Media. Today youth have their faces buried in the phone at family gatherings. Previous generations there were pulled cords walking…

family (Ministry of Justice, 2005). Youth Justice Co-ordinators are usually qualified Social Workers. Under the Act, the responsibilities of Youth Justice Co-ordinators are to convene and facilitate all Family Group Conference. They are obligated to make all reasonable and relevant effort in consulting with the young person’s family and their extended family, the victim, informant (the Police), and declaring any concerns regarding the care and protection. The Youth co-ordinator does not have any…