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 …

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 …

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 …

What does it mean to be Youth?  It means you are no longer a child but not yet an adult – caught up in between two worlds on a journey to form your new identity. You want to be cool, to be loved, to be accepted by friends and those you feel that matter in your circle of friends. It is the phase of awareness; of your womanhood and manhood and of hormonal changes. Often you feel not understood or …