Category Archives: society

Youth-Adult Relationship Spectrum

  I have seen three primary ways adults relate to youth, no matter whether the relationship is parenting, teaching, or policing. The first way is over-permissiveness; the second is responsible; and over-restrictive. Before I explain these, its important to remind you that I’m an adult and these are my opinions; a young person and otherContinue reading “Youth-Adult Relationship Spectrum”

Truth Changes: 7 Ways the Future Will Be Different for Youth Today

Its a strange thing having spent 25 years of my life working with, for, and among young people, especially when I’m just inching up on 40 years old myself. One of the things this career has afforded me is perspective: With the long view in mind, I can see things differently than others who’ve beenContinue reading “Truth Changes: 7 Ways the Future Will Be Different for Youth Today”

There Is No ONE Youth

There is no ONE youth. Adults constantly talk about youth as if they’re one person that acts one way and faces one reality. In truth, there are millions of young people acting millions of ways and facing millions of realities, right now. The Myth of One Youth Adults routinely address all youth as one youth.Continue reading “There Is No ONE Youth”