Although most schools are out for the summer, if you do join us today, thank you. Today’s show is “Adolescents: An Untapped Resource”. So many teens today have such creative minds that aren’t simply put to a productive use in our society. Why do you think this is? How can we better engage youth to be involved? Are there things that adults or your community do well to engage youth? If so, now is a great time to share. What do you think teens bring to the table that adults can’t? Are there certain perspectives or information teens have that can benefit our communities? I know that growing up I had many advisors and mentors that challenged me to do great things around the community and it paid off. This is the last blog session of the Kids These Days show and Id just like to thank all of the teens that participated over the year in the blogs. You’ve provided outstanding feedback to our shows and we have appreciated everything you’ve done. Stay tuned for coming Kids These Days shows or events possibly coming soon. But until then, have fun with this blog, and have a wonderful summer.
Hellen

The title of this show is “Drug and Alcohol experimentation ; Beyond Just Say No”. Today in our society the advertisement campaigns that once made a difference no longer do. As a teenager, we are faced with the pressures of drugs and alcohol throughout high school and teenage years. Our friends, our environment tempts us everyday to give in. So how exactly are we supposed to deal with drug and alcohol experimentation. What kind of positive activities do you as a teen engage in to keep yourself away from drugs and alcohol? Are there ways to keep teens away? What advice, from a teen perspective, do you have for parents trying to deal with their child and drugs? These are just some thing to ask yourself on the next episode of “Kids These Days”.

What is next after High School
Apr 18, 2005 by Hellen

Hello again and welcome to the Blog. The show topic for this month is “Preparing for What’s Next After High School”. Traditionally there were few options for people just getting out of high school, but that has certainly changed these days. From joining the military to technical school there are thousands of options for a teen just out of high school. Everyone has a different life plan that sometimes does not include the traditional route of going to college. All of these different plans are perfectly healthy choices to make as long as supported with a focus and a goal. Do you feel you are being prepared for life after high school? What kind of overall skills do you need for life in the real world? What sort of things influence where you are going after high school?? Are there certain people in your life that influence the decision? What are some of the options that your peers are taking around you for life after high school? Do those decisions affect your decisions? These are all some of the different questions you can ask yourself when going into the blog on this month’s edition of Kids These Days!

Hi, I’m Hellen and I will be your discussion moderator for the healthy relationships show this week.

The topic for this month is healthy relationships. In going to high school and college, dating is a huge factor. Different races, religions and sexual orientations are just a number of factors that come up in relationships. There are millions of others that many teens have to face out there. What sort of things do we encounter in healthy relationships? How about negative relationships? I believe that it takes two people to make a relationship work. Good communication and healthy interaction are just a number of things that can make a relationship between two people even better. Things like drugs, alcohol, and other substances often get in the way of relationships and can hinder it. There are so many different things that we can avoid and so many other things that we can include in relationships that I will leave most of that up to your discussion. I look forward to talking to you about these things on Tuesday, March 15 on the next Kids These Days Show.

My name is Hellen Fleming and I will be your moderator for the Kids These Days blog. I’ve been so excited about working with this blog because I love working with teens all over the state. It has been a dream of mine to finally be able to have students from all over the state connect and have their voices heard. What’s cool about being able to be your moderator is that I’m a teen myself! I’m 18 years old and have been in Alaska (mostly Anchorage) for about 14 years of my life.

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At the end of the Teaching Character and Values forum, a comment was sent in by “Sexy Alaskan Wrestler” with the following questions:

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Who’s giving your child their values - you or today’s bizarre pop culture? Join us on the next Kids These Days! as we discuss ways to develop character and instill positive values in our preteens and teens in the midst of a flood of confusing and often destructive images and ideals put forth by today’s society.

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Welcome to the Kids These Days! on-line discussion. If this is your first time here, be sure to read the Welcome from co-host Nancy Seamount and the Discussion Guidelines before writing, and keep in mind that others may read your on-line journaling. If you’re ready to start writing, post responses to this question: “Who is a person who was important in your life in teaching you values? How did they do it?” by clicking on the “comment” link below.