Craig D Smith - Youth Articles - Outline of 2nd Edition: "A Few Thoughts for Contemporary Youth"

2nd Ed. "A Few Thoughts for Contemporary Youth"

contents & site map	YTH dot doc 2nd ed Foreword Since the first edition of this paper (A Few Thoughts for Today's Youth, 1994), much has changed in the environment, such as: - proliferation of internet technologies - particularly for South African youth, there has been the breaking down of censorship - globalisation - the age of concern is no longer from 14 years onwards, but has moved to the 11 year old children as well - HIV/AIDS has become a key issue - Value Systems have crumbled and anything goes - Religious beliefs have been revised to suit the state of crumbled value systems Although this is a 2nd edition of “yth dot doc”, the contents will be dramatically revised, To Download a copy of "A Few Thoughts for Contemporary Youth": Youth Dot Doc 1st Edition (1994)
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The Contents in Youth dot Doc 2nd Edition, 2002 will be:

CONTENTS

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section 1 - Our Purpose

1.1 Contentment
1.2 Peace and Harmony
1.3 Choice and Goals
1 4 Changing Times and Changing Perspectives

Post-Modernism and What it Means to Youth
Poverty, Street Youth and Me
Education, Experience and Community Elders (Whatever happened to them?)

Section 2 - Our Baggage

2.1 The Taboo System (if it happens, pretend that it doesn't exist)

Sex and Sexuality

2.2 Competition and Globalisation
2.3 The Demise of Value Systems
2.4 Reckless spending and keeping up with the Joneses

The 30-Day Long-Term Vision

2.5 Unplanned difficulties and Life-Altering Events

Bereavement
Pregnancy
Narcotic and Prescription Drug Dependency
Divorce in the Family
Abusive Relationships
Becoming Physically Disabled
Life-Altering Mistakes - Dead-end street?

2.6 Deviancy: Violence and The Criminal Influence
2.7 Common Escape Routes

Prostitution
Suicide
Drug-dependence

Section 3 - Our Help

3.1 Critical Life Skills

3.1.1 Financial Stability for Youth
3.1.2 THINK POSITIVELY to Overcome PROBLEMS

Godly Powers
Getting Up Again

Re-Assess Your Goals
Focus Your Energies
Scale Down your near-term Objectives
Identify a Good Mentor or Counsellor
Research the Area of Your Dilemma
Get Assistance in Creating a New Balance in Your Life

Count Your Blessings

3.1.3 HAVE CLEAR GOALS

Not only What and Where, But Why!
Mental and Spiritual Exercise: Bodily Exercise Profiteth Little, But Profiteth

3.1.4 The Right to Say No
3.1.5 From Competition to Co-opetition and Collaboration

The Impact of The New (Information/Disinformation) Economy
Lessons Learned From Large Corporations

3.2 After Problem-prevention, Comes Development and Responsibility

Responsibility to Environment
Responsibility to Community
Responsibility to Self (Consequence)

3.3 Co-existence: PEACE and HARMONY

Enough to go Around

3.4 Value System Revival and Zero-Tolerance

Zero-Tolerance Begins With YOU!

3.5 Community, Family and Church Support

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

"To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first." -Shakespeare, Henry VIII. Act I. Sc. 1
"Health Lies in labor, and there is no royal road to it but through toil." -Wendell Phillips 19th Century American reformer

The first section will include the 1st edition section contentment with very little changes.

The second section will take a critical look at our history and also our present hindrances. Of particular interest is the section on "Life-Altering Events", because this also relates to the section on "Goals".

The third section will address the available resources to assist the young people of today. Of particular interest are the section "Getting Up Again" and "The Right To Say No".

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