Youth

Mentorship Programs for Disengaged Youth: Anecdotal reports of the beneficial outcomes of mentoring relationships for youth are verified by a continually growing body of research (Rhodes, 2005). Via ethnographic research Anderson describes the vital role of respected authority figures in urban communities as a “kind of guidance counselor and moral cheerleader” (Anderson, 2000). Mentoring programs for disengaged youth creates a caring and supportive relationship between a youth and a…

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…

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…

Is education all it’s cut out to be or is it merely a facade masking the downturn in the job market and the ability to develop into independent adults? Alan Greenblatt’s article “Youth Unemployment” explicates the co-dependent relationship between the economy and youth unemployment, while giving a glimpse of prospective future recessions. In the aftermath of the focus being on college education, people are not just becoming destitute of jobs but of adulthood. Young adults unwillingness to take…

to no value, each too seemingly simplistic and frank; it is only in the context of the rest of the story where his words suddenly take on greater value. In this way, examining Jake’s frequent focus on youth throughout the story allows individual lines to become meaningful. In broader context, youth becomes representative of Jake’s younger self before the war, not necessarily young in age, but mentally…

Youth in society are frequently marginalised because of their deviant behaviour and deviant habits. Youth typically are experiencing the transition from adolescence to adulthood. In this stage of young people’s lives, they are extremely vulnerable to influences and encouragement from their peers. The behaviours that young people develop, influence the adult that they become. This often impacts on people's views on youth and gives them negative representations in society, prohibiting them from…

Youth Theatre is defined by the National Association Youth Drama 2014 as ‘a safe place that supports young people by using group or ensemble drama approaches. Contributing to the artistic, personal and social development of young people through their commitment and voluntary participation ‘. Therefore Youth theatre groups promote different approaches, which have equivalent focuses such as the development of theatre skills or personal development in order to provide beneficial educational values.…

After School Newcomer Youth Leadership Program –Newcomers Empowerment Settlement support for Teens (NEST). This program will focus on Leadership Development, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Stress Management, Self-esteem, self-identity, Communication Skills, Healthy Living, and Social Justice, team building, academic success, community resources, conflict resolution/communication,civic engagement Ideally the start date for both programs would be April 9, 2015 and end date May 28th 2013. Dates:…

ORIGINAL FLICK Is Australia Doing Enough to Prevent Youth Suicide- Good morning to you all, it is my pleasure to be speaking here today at this annual Mental Health conference. As an experienced counsellor as well as a mother of teenagers, I believe our country isn’t doing enough to prevent youth suicide. The never ending chain of people affected by youth suicide is undeniable. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), new data shows an upward trend in the rate of suicide among young…

Hitler Youth was an extension of Hitler's belief that the children were the future of a Nazi Germany. Hitler Youth was originally a program similar to the Boy Scouts of America that was established as early as 1922. In the beginning, the Hitler Youth program was not so popular until Hitler came to power due to the competition of other youth groups that were soon Nazified or disband. By the end of 1933, Hitler Youth had gained over 3.5 million members total. German boys between the ages 14 to 18…