With The Secret Life of the American Teenager making waves on ABC Family, it has inspired many to talk about teenage pregnancy and sexual activity. Although I’ve never been able to catch it on TV, it’s remarkable how it questions what “family” is despite the fact that teenage pregnancy is something that happens with many [...]
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Two Teenagers Intervene In Beating When Nobody Else Did
Posted in Role Model Youths, tagged positive representation, violence on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Teenagers come to aid of beaten woman in Calgary” from The Edmonton Sun, written by Nadia Moharib.
Still more good news coming your way: in Canada, two teenagers called 911 when they saw a woman being beaten:
“It’s pretty remarkable – I don’t know what other word to use – they were innocently coming home from tobogganing [...]
Society Hates Teenagers, and They Know It
Posted in Agism, Role Model Youths, tagged good news, intolerance, public friction on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Are you afraid of teenagers?” from The Times, written by Hugo Rifkind and Kevin Maher.
“On the bus we always get dirty looks,” says the 13-year-old boy outside the cinema in Haringey, North London. Then he snorts. “People would rather stand up than sit next to me.”
“I’ve had that,” agrees his friend. “I sat on this [...]
Young Food Critic Surprises Adults by Attending a Resteraunt by Himself
Posted in Media, Role Model Youths, tagged food critic, light-hearted, movie on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“12-Year-Old’s a Food Critic, and the Chef Loves It” from The New York Times, written by Susan Dominus.
Via “Loneliest Lil’ Food Critic to Become a Kid Power Film” from Gawker, blogged by Richard.
David aspires to be a food critic — he has some vague notion that he could make a living writing for the Zagat [...]
Various News Items for December 12th, 2008
Posted in Agism, Role Model Youths, tagged variety on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve missed out on a few days of blogging–not in a row!–and I feel bad about doing that, because there’s at least one news story I can use each day out there. This is my attempt to make up for that.
