Category: family

• The Evolution of Society

  Children and youth have been treated as apolitical and passive throughout time. They are viewed as immature, irrational, untamed, incapable, dependent, inexperienced, victims, compliant, under-developed, unacceptable, manipulable, unknowledgeable, compromised, uncultured, and unfinished for what seems like eons. Treated as less-than-human, non-members of society, and as adults-in-the-making, children and youth have experienced generations of indifference and […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 19, 2011

  adult allies, adultism, children, decision-making, ephebiphobia, family, history, social change, society, youth

• Becoming the Problem

  For a long time it seemed to me that the problem was aging out: Every youth becomes an adult. At some point after that, adults become voters, workers, and taxpayers. It appeared that in that process most lost touch with their own experiences as children and youth. They develop indifference towards young people today, and […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 25, 2011

  Adam Fletcher, adult allies, adultism, economy, family, perceptions, popular culture, Reflection, society, Youth Rights

• The Fierce Urgency of Now

  “We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We areconfronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of lifeand history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is stillthe thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected witha lost opportunity. […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 19, 2009

  Adam Fletcher, family, Reflection, society, Theory, youth empowerment, youth engagement, Youth involvement, Youth Voice, Youth Work