How can our youth be encouraged to participate more in their communities?
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Adults need to encourage and praise our youth. They are not all hooligans.\nThe thing that most people don't do is ask the youth what they want.\nKids will particpate and take pride in any project as long as you encourage their ownership from the beginning.\nDon't tell them how things are going to be. Let them make the decisions. \nThey will not want to be involved if told what and how things are going to be.\nGet the kids involved from the outset. For a youth sub-committee. Believe me this method works.\nThis method develops leadership, organisational and personal skills necessary for adult life.
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can try  on libraries, schools, some volunteer thing, recreation activities.\nalways be yourself  that's the most important thing!!!
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Volunteer with those less fortunate. \n\nSpend time with friends or family.\n\nStart a hobby you have always wanted to try.\n\nBecome more involved with your church.\n\nTravel.\n\nTake classes in something you always wanted to learn more about.
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Perhaps if your community provided some alternatives that were appealing, children wouldn't "loiter"  I mean, do you think that anyone prefers standing around doing nothing?\n\nMany public libraries are creating programs for teens/adolescents, designed with input from teens/adolescents. That is an approach worth modeling.
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Community exists within society.
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Not nearly enough, but then I am a bit of a junkie, so anyway, I'm going to work as hard as I can to encourage American citizens to get involved with the issues that make a difference to you. I have seen more young people with much more awareness, and interest in past few years which is good.
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LaLa,\nWorking with the youth sports leagues in your community is a great start. It would be a free service you provide while working with the youth and maybe some future customers!
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First of all, i think they could set up reading programs within the church by senior members who care alot about our children. Preach from the pulpit about how the bible is meant to be read not just listened to by hearing the preacher. Young black youths in our country need to better themselves by furthering their edjucation, their are many programs such as the untied negro college fund that will help them further on in life. Even as a church member you can say to your church, we need to help our children grow.
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As a classroom teacher, the best thing you can do to create a community is a program called Morning Meeting.  You can order the book through the website below or at Amazon.com.  It will detail how to run morning meetings and activities to use.  The students love it and it really gives each student a chance to share and feel important.  Plus it gives you, as the teacher, a chance to let them know things you are excited about and things you need to work on as a class.  I used this format last year and the kids loved it!
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Talk about growing as a person and involving yourself in community and volunteer activities in order to broaden your horizons.  Say how you hope to enrich your academic experience by dojn gthis.
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More young people need to get involved in the whole campaign, voting process.  I really believe the focus should be to address internal local issues, like education and drugs.  Two areas that definitely impact America's youth.
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A good start would be approaching the childcare centres and offering to volunteer.  I find things eventuate from here.
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ask the children to help u make one up its something they have done and achieved then will encourage their self esteem and self worth
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I would make the youth more actively involved at the planning level, and less involved at the protest level!  I think young people today do too little, too late!
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Turn on the television. \n\nThe mass media, video games, lack of traditional family values have had a great impact on today's youth.  \n\nToday we live in a world where being a thug with a grill and pullin' ladies that have been scarred by life is cool.  In fact if you work hard enough at it you can spread a message on how to live a short and shallow life.  \n\nPeople also rather get diamond necklaces for their dogs instead of helping someone who is starving to death.  \n\nWhat kind of society do we live in that places material gain above a human life.  Sure, we are a powerful nation...we shouldn't fear an attack from a terrorist, we need to really pay attention to what we are teaching our future generations.\n\nHopefully we can make a change!\nPeace...
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Try to encourage him by setting a good example yourself (reading, becoming sharper in your own skills, etc.); introducing him to the best quality of people you can find as friends; do things with him to develop the kind of relationship where he will listen to what you suggest; ask your son's school and teachers for ideas. Volunteer at your son's school - be around, be available, and be interested in all aspects of his life.
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You could also try getting involved in some community recreation activities, or volunteer some of your time to worthy community causes and organizations.  You are bound to meet some high class people that way!