Youth

What does it mean to be a youth in today's 21st Century? Find out more and learn how to still be a 'cool youth' and a 'focused youth' at the same time!

You don't have to sacrifice your potential and future success just because you want to fit in with peer pressure. Learn how to strike a balance. Remember, you won't be a youth forever! Do what is needed today to begin to secure your future potential success.


The war of parents and youth

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As a parent of a youth, I understand and relate to the strain families can sometimes go through in youth and parents trying to living in harmony. There are more pressures than ever before that we ourselves didn’t experience growing up. Some of this can get so bad that it destroys family unity and bond. Parents get frustrated as they feel they are no longer in control and don’t know how to deal with their youths. The youths also feels …

Don’t sell yourself short

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We officially live in not only the technology age but an age of entertainment. It is an illusionist age. An age where people escape from reality with entertainment – Facebook, Wii, Ipod, Playstation, 3D movies etc. As such, more and more our youth, especially black youths feel music and entertainment is what they are all about. Just because you can sing and dance doesn’t mean that that’s all you are good for! Did you watch the film Step Up 3 …

Know your limits

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What do you want to become in life? As a youth by now you should be thinking seriously of your future. The sad thing is that some youth get so carried away with being youth that they get ‘left behind’. What do I mean? As friends, we all have fun together and sometimes it appears that no-one is taking life serious. But the test is at exams. Gradually, as the years roll by it becomes obvious those who will make …

Watch your language!

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I have observed from interacting with youth that they seem to have formulated another language from the English language. There are times that I have misunderstood my son and some of his messages on Facebook as a result. Now, I do not have any issues with this. I remembered when I was a youth we also came up with a ‘slang’ that meant our parents couldn’t decode our discussions. That’s all good, and youth will be youth. So parents take …

What does your dress code say about you?

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Dress code carries with it a message. It tells what you believe in. It reaffirms a way of living, values, status and can also be a predictor of your thought pattern.  Sometimes you here people say that it is wrong to judge people by what they wear. But we all do it. Think of a lady dressed in a suit with a laptop briefcase? Now, think of the same lady dressed in a micro-mini skirt, with lots of makeup, high …

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