Project Healthy Living organized an event for high school students and parents from around the area to provide resources needed to better equip young people for the high school years. Topics ranged from drug and alcohol concerns to proper nutrition. Participating organizations included the Orion Center, Osage Beach Department of Public Safety, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri State Water Patrol, Citizens Against Domestic Violence, Kids Harbor and more.
I was asked to man a booth to distribute information about Internet safety for teens, and I incorporated several videos developed by the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children. Due to popular request, I am including Youtube links here.
One of the questions that comes to mind from this kind of event is "Is it useful?" There is a segment of the population that suggests that education is the answer to life issues, but I don't find that to be true. Most teenagers who participate in risk-taking behaviors do so because they choose to...not because they are unaware of the risk. Expo events like this one are the easiest form of education to produce, but are probably too superficial to impact the participants.
Nevertheless, the videos are interesting and help parents understand the issue.
I was asked to man a booth to distribute information about Internet safety for teens, and I incorporated several videos developed by the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children. Due to popular request, I am including Youtube links here.
One of the questions that comes to mind from this kind of event is "Is it useful?" There is a segment of the population that suggests that education is the answer to life issues, but I don't find that to be true. Most teenagers who participate in risk-taking behaviors do so because they choose to...not because they are unaware of the risk. Expo events like this one are the easiest form of education to produce, but are probably too superficial to impact the participants.
Nevertheless, the videos are interesting and help parents understand the issue.
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