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White House Conference on
Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century
Despite many positive developments in the last seven years - including declining rates of
teen pregnancy, decreases in crimes against youth, and increases in student achievement
and college access - parents of today's adolescents express significant anxiety about the
well-being of their children. In many cases, teenagers themselves feel alienated from
their communities and insecure about the future. And recent tragedies have made parents
and teens of all backgrounds feel helpless in the face of school violence.
The White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century will
respond to these concerns by focusing attention on ways that families and communities
can teach good values, promote healthy behavior, and support positive youth
development. Against a backdrop of broader societal changes (the new technology, an
increasingly diverse population, and a significant "opportunity gap" for low-income and
minority youth), the Conference will bring to light research on positive youth
development, emphasize the importance of substantial investments in youth, and
highlight the Administration's achievements in this area.
What problems will be addressed through the Conference?
Parents that feel disconnected from their children and lack information to
respond to the challenges they face.
Teenagers feel alienated from their families and communities, and may choose
their values and behaviors based on peers and the media.
Low-income and minority teenagers face an "opportunity gap" in many areas.
Problems of youth require comprehensive and integrated solutions, but often
are addressed through programs focused on a single issue.
There is only limited research on "what works" for adolescents, and that
research is not well known.
What do we hope to accomplish?
To engage parents and communities in a conversation about how we can do a
better job working together to raise our teenagers.
To showcase the accomplishments of the Administration, and advance the
President's budget request, in the area of youth development.
To encourage more effective, integrated services for and by youth at all levels
of government and in the private sector.
To provide parents and communities with tools and information they can use
to address the needs of adolescents.
To enable teenagers to speak out about the challenges they face and their role
in addressing these problems.
To issue a call to action to the private sector, media, etc. to take responsibility
for their effect on youth, and to use their resources to promote healthy
behaviors.
Who is the audience?
Parents
Teenagers
Policymakers
Youth workers
Media
Business
Foundations
When will the conference occur?
Date to be scheduled pursuant to the President and First Lady's availability.
Preferred date May 22 to take place before school lets out so we can downlink
to classrooms.
How will the conference program be organized?
The program may be organized thematically around "community, opportunity,
and responsibility."
Within this framework, the following issues may be addressed:
Health -teen pregnancy, HIV, smoking, drugs and alcohol, and
research on obesity, sleep, etc.
Education -afterschool programs, smaller high schools, impact of
work on education, college preparation and access
Enterprise -entrepreneurship programs, school-to-work, technology
Crime -violence by youth, youth as victims of violence, gangs
Values -citizenship, service, philanthropy, character education,
community strengthening, "One America"
Integration of services
What are potential deliverables?
Announce research agenda
Commission and release parents' guide to recent research on adolescence
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Budget amplification (pull together all pieces of the federal budget related to
this agenda)
Announce upcoming Corporation for National Service youth summit
(scheduled for late June in Florida)
Explore possible grant announcements through agencies and foundations
Explore possible research report releases through agencies and nonprofit
organizations
Explore possible executive order relating to use of federal facilities,
interagency task force, etc.
Announce year 2000 Leader Schools (Presidential awards for schools with
best service-learning programs)
2/29/00 5:22 PM
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Meeting 3: Youth Orgs Call
Thursday, March 9, 11:30
456-6755
456-6766 CODE 2095
Alan Khazei, CEO
City Year
285 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
617/927-2451
[email protected]
Dorothy Stoneman
Youthbuild
58 Day Street
PO Box 440322
Somerville, MA 02144
617/623-9900
Joy DesMarais
Director of Strategic Youth Initiatives
National Youth Leadership Council
1910 West County Road, B
St. Paul, MN 55113
651/631-3672 x232
[email protected]
Catherine Milton
Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800/243-5075
Gorden Ralley
National Collaboration for Youth
1319 F Street NW
Suite 601
Washingtron DC 20004
347-2080
Jecelyn McCurdy, Program Coordinator
Black Community Crusade for Children
Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
628-2041
Danny McGoldrick
Director of Research
National Center for Tobacco Free Kids
1707 L Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202/296-5469 W
202/904-5469 cell
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From: Ingrid Sanden
Date: November 30, 1999
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Teen Panel for ONDCP briefing
Following is a brief bio of each of the nine teens on the ONDCP event panel December 9.
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The teens are the Planned Parenthood of New York's Teen Advocates and are recruited for their
leadership abilities. They are trained by Planned Parenthood New York to work with other teens on
teen pregnancy prevention through workshops, scripts and other activities. Their adviser is Jessica
Rivera.
Yeisa Martinez is 17 years old and in twelfth grade at Dewitt Clinton High School. She is from the
Bronx. She enjoys writing poetry and songs and is learning how to play the guitar and piano. She
believes her job as a Teen Advocate is important because "we reach out to the teens in the
community and make them aware of issues that they may not have prior knowledge." When she's
not at school or work, she reads Seventeen and Glamour and watches Road Rules and Real World
on MTV.
Jessica Rivera is 20 years old and attends Bronx Community College. She believes her job is
important because she gets to share options with her peers when it comes to sex, and because she
learns from other people's experiences. She reads The Source and Vibe, and watches The Simpsons
and X-Files. She also enjoys computers, going to arcades and sleeping when she has time.
Efrain Vellon is 17 and attends the High School of Graphic Commuication Arts. He's in the
eleventh grade and is from the Bronx. When he's not working or going to school, he likes to write
poetry or his own personal thoughts, and enjoys drawing, computer graphics, music and skating. He
reads The Source, Blaze, XXL, Maxim, Teen People and High Times, and mostly listens to Hip-Hop.
He watches South Park, Rap City, the Simpsons, Seinfeld reruns and MTV.
Viviana Gonzalez is 17 and is in the twelfth grade at South Bronx High School. She's originally
from Puerto Rico. She believes her job is important because it gives her responsibility and opens
her mind. She reads Teen magazine, The Source, and Seventeen, and listens to R&B, Hip-Hop and
Salsa music. Her other interests include watching a lot of t.v., working on computers and dancing.
Wendell D. Griffin is 18 and is a senior at Taft High School. He's from the Bronx. He feels his
job is important because "there are many teens out there that don't know about all the STDs and how
you can get them. It's better for a teen to give this information to another teen." When he's not at
work he attends school and plays basketball. He listens to rap and R&B, and enjoys watching videos
and sitcoms. He reads Blaze, The Source and other sports magazines, and his other interests include
girls and getting into college.
Tahreem Drayton is 15 and is in tenth grade at Morris High School. He lives in the Bronx and
when he's not at work or school, he enjoys playing basketball with friends, reading Vibe and
watching wrestling on t.v. He listens to rap R&B and Hip-Hop and his other interests include the
internet and going to movies. He feels his job is important because "it's a big responsibility for me.
There are a lot of teens that need help and they'd rather talk to a teen than to an adult. So, I feel like
I have to provide them with the information they want."
Melvin White is 15 and in the tenth grade at William Howard Taft High School. He is from the
Bronx and feels his job is important because "there are too many uneducated people in my
community and they need to know what they are doing." When he's not working he plays basketball
or goes to the community center. He reads Vibe, XXL, and The Source, and mostly listens to rap
music. His other interests include making money, playing games and having fun.
Francisco Cruz is 17 and attends Adlai E. Stevenson High School. He's from the Bronx and is
interested in media communications, theater, and computers. He believes his job is important
because "through theatrical workshops I, along with other teen advocates, are able to positively reach
teens in my community in reducing teen pregnancy and promoting safer sex." He participates in
other scholastic and community activities like youth groups when he's not at work and listens to rap,
Hip-Hop, Salsa and Meringue. He watches music videos and shows on MTV, VH1, and BET, and
reads The Source, Vibe, and Blaze.
Tai-Sheba Smith is 18 and a high school graduate. She's from New York and when she's not
working she does outreach in her neighborhood by distributing condoms and pamphlets in local
clothing stores. She enjoys her job because it allows her to reach out to her children in her
community. She likes to read Vibe and The Source, and listens to R&B, jazz, Hip-Hop, and African
soul. She doesn't have much time for television, but likes to go to the movies, dance, write poetry,
act, and sing.
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Weekly Teen Survey
Question: What do you do in your spare time during the summer? Do you think there are
enough programs or activities for young people during the summer? What kinds of activities
would you like to do?
Dates Posted: 7/19 - 7/27/99
Results: (unedited)
During the summer i go to summer school and a school activity called song and dance it
keeps me very occupied and it is also very fun i think that there are many things to do you
just got to find the right one for you.
Hang out with friends and chill! There are programs in the summer but, none of them are
really all that appealing to teens.
I would love to have like a building put up for teens, where a club would be placed for
teens to go and dance and hang out during the summer and on weekends.
I work and hang out on my girlfriends boat
WELL, ON MY SPARE TIME I BRAID PEOPLES HAIR. IF I'M NOT DOING THAT
THEN I'M JUST SITTING AT HOME DOING NOTHING. THERE IS NO PLACE TO
GO, OTHER THAN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OR MALLS. TEENS NEED ACTIVE
PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP THEM FOR THE FUTURE. BYE-BYE.
What I like to do for the summer is to go out with my friends and family to the beach,
movies, and parks. I think there are enough activities for the youth today during the
summer. The kind of activities that I would lie to do are going to programs where they
teach us teenagers all about risks and problems facing teenagers today because some of
them are so clueless as to what's going on that they end up doing stupid mistakes that will
change their lives all because many adults are too scared to talk about it.
most young teen have sex to be safe do do like i did i had sex never told my mother i slow
move out in move in my boyfriend i am 19 years old i will be 20year old in march i
thought i was going to have a kids i was luck i did?
Actually during the summer I don't do anything. No, I don't think that there are enough
local summer activites to be envovled in. I would like to be in a local over-night camp
that's inexpensive.
I work and attend classes at a local college. There isn't much to do in the area that I live
in. Parties seem like the only place to go and therefore a lot of underage drinking occurs.
In my spare time I like to play with my niece. nephrew, and talk to my cousins. No. I
don't think there are enough activities for teenagers this summer. That might be why
more and more teenagers are turning to sex and drugs. A lot of teens can't get jobs or find
them SO they turn to selling drugs for money. What do you think? Am I right? I know I
am
I wouldn't mind finding a job. that's what I would like to do
I stay at home and relax i think there are a lot of programs offered for young people not
only during the summer but also year round i love swimming, internet surfing,
cross-stitching and reading
Durring the summer I really don't do nothing. There really isn't much to do and the things
that are to do are illegal. I'd rather do something that is wort doing and not going to get
me into trouble. Activities that will prove that not all teens are bad. Insted of drinking at
nights, I'd rather go to a club and go dancing. Or instead of going to the stores and
stealing durring the daytime, I'd rather like to go and meet people from my community
such as a community center or something. I think that there should be more stuff for the
teens to do just like the adults do. We should be treated equally. Just because their older,
that doesn't mean that they can be treated differently. You adults want us to act like
adults, well then treat us like adults and we will.
I do a lot of stuff in my spare time such as reading, swimming, playing with my brother,
listening to the radio and other stuff and where I live we don't have a lot of stuff for the
young people as for myself I don't leet nobody bother me and for the little bit that we do
have it's not worth nothing and to me I think that wee will never have anything for the
little people we have growing up.
I go to church.a youth convention, or hang out with my friends. No, because they say that
they have a summer program so that teens can get a job, but were I am from they did not
start it this year. I would like to have a job so that I can make me some money for school
and do other things.
i like to go to movies, skating rink, mall. or any where my boyfriend wants to go to just
fool around a little. or just party
i sit around the house and do nothing. basketball and ather sport would be great I think so
yes I thing there should be more things for us teens to do.
In my spare time I like to go out with my friends and boyfriend. I do not think there is
enough activities for young people to do. The activities that I would like to do is go
ice-skating and go to the cinimas but it is to hard to get to as my mum and dad do not
drive. I think there should be clubs that will take you right to the place you want to go I
think that you should have to pay.
I live in the middle of nowhere so there really isn't any place to go on weekdays. I think
there is plenty to do though! There is so much teens could do by themselves. Example
get a job. go to the movies, bowling, groceryshop or clean the house for mom. mow the
yard. make homemade icecream. read a book. watch tv. go swiming. talk to a friend on
the phone. go on the net. hang with a few friends a hose and a volleyball net. go camping.
take a long nap. help a neighbor. go fishing, make up a dance. learn something. cook,
babysit. run. exercise. play basketball. make homemade thank you notes.rent a movie.
learn another lingo, get a pet. community service. make popcorn, etc. I don't think teens
should just go and waste their money (or their parents money) on just anything. I don't
see how people are so bored during the summer!
i try to stay occupied and just have fun. there are so many good programs for kids but
there's never enough. i love to try new things so i'm always busy with something.
I do cheer but i dance in the summer. i stoped dancing and got preg
I get involved with as much as possible in the way of camps, etc., but I think there should
definitely be more positive opportunities available to young people. One way I keep busy
is by being involved with Youth to Youth, a positive peer leadership/drug prevention
program for teens. They give me opportunities I might not otherwise have. Volunteer! Get
a job! Go to camp, or a summer program at a local college! I think that they should open
up a place where teenagers can just chill with their friends, in an alcohol and drug-free
atmosphere, as opposed to weekend parties that kids throw.
I usually exercise alot (I hate to exercise in the winter so I make up for it in the summer) I
like to swim. read books and watch t.v. I don't think there is near enough stuff for teens to
do in the summer. I would like to have a place for teens to met and have fun like a
summer school just to talk or something!
Well in the summer i like to go swimming skating and talk on the phone. i think we could
use a little more activities for young people because other wise all we do is get into
trouble like getting pregnant as having sex.
No, there is not enough programs.I like to go to King's island for free if we could
Usually during the summer I hang out with my friends. We just go to the movies or to the
mall and stuff. When I'm not with my friends I like to read books because during the
school year I am too busy so I like to do it in the summer.I also like to just go out and
play some basketball in my driveway or go and ride my bike.I do think that there are alot
of programs for young people in the summer.I just went to a sports camp at a college and
it was really great. I think that stuff like that is cool becausse you can see alot of things
and learn about what you might want to do when you get older.
Why
I got pregnant because - with my mother having so many kids - I really didn't feel that
I got all the love. I wanted to love and be loved, so that's why I had my children. And I
wanted my children.
-Female, 18, Covenant House, 11/18/98
My perspective is this. Nine out of ten girls say they got pregnant by mistake.
-Female, 17, Covenant House, 11/18/98
No baby is an accident or a mistake.
-Male, 19, Covenant House, 11/18/98
Drinking, drugs, they play a serious role in sex So many people have sex when they're
just not really ready to because they're not thinking straight. It $ sad really.
--female, 15
Sometime I get so bored with my life and with the people around me that I am seriously
tempted to just go out and get laid.
--Teen People, male, 17
>towns
Boredom may not be the best reason but it is probably one of the most common reasons I
have heard for people to have sex for the first time. If townlhad more things to do and
places to go for teens then I am sure that the sexual activity rates would go down. Why
not propose arcades, rec center activities, juice bars, skateboarding ramps and rinks,
iceskating rink and dance clubs that allow teens.
--Teen People, female, 17
For me, sex is something that two people share when they love each other. However. to
many teens it is only a physical act and something to pass the time.
--Teen People, female, 19
Ruby check this at
Weekly Teen Survey
Question:
Do you think the adults you know are good role models?
Dates Posted:
August 4 - 15. 1999
Results: (unedited)
yes
Yes in some ways they are. But in other ways they aren't. My mom got pregnant when she
was 17. And she got married when she was 16. She made alot of mistakes but by
discussing them with me both she and I have learned from her mistakes.
Some parents are good role model because they kepp them out of trouble and tell what to
do and they can listen to ther friends advice on somethings. some of the other parents are
not because of how they act and kids shouldn't take there advice they should take there
friends. but not kids shouldn't listen to all what there friends say because they might it in
the wrong hands and get pergant when they don't want to and they have to go to there
parents and tell them and might get hits
Yes. I do. My parents are always telling me to look at all the bad examples in our family
and to make good examples out of them. I am a born-again teenager and I'm filled with
the Holy-Ghost. My Youth Leaders are good examples for me also. Danny and Melanie
tell us how we should go and taht we should save ourselves for marriage. John and
Mystica are also good examples and i love to follow thoses examples. If their was one
thing I would like people to stop telling me is that it is going to happen to me. i covered
under the blood and the world can't harm me! God loves you and so do I
Who knows and who cares. parents suck. i could get along without them easily plus my
dad is a pimp and my mom is a hooker. good role model ya think? i was an accident. they
werent supposed to have me. although we are rich i hate my family. i live with 27 kids.
some are from my mom and all the men she has been with and some are from the ladies
my dad has been with. and i still have my own room. but anyways that is not role model
type. why would i wanna grow up to be that. its not good nor healthy. they ruin my life. i
hate them!
Some of them, my parents are not, but most of the adults in my church are good role
models yes.
Some. Just like some of the teens you meet may be good and others are not, some of the
adults you meet are not good role models.
Definitely my parents, for example, are the best role models I could've possible had. I've
learned so much from them. They have taught me some of the most important lessons in
life but most of all, they have taught me how to be an individual and think for myself.
Because of the confidence they gave me as a child, I know I can conquer anything. and
make my own decisions. Thanks to them I AM ME! :)
ok
No, I think that most adults think we are good for nothing trouble makers. I mean if we
stand outside a store or diner they'll tell us to leave cause it's "bad for buissness" but if
some one thier age does the same it's alright.
some are and some aren't. the majority are but not everyone is going to be a good role
model just like not everyone is going to die at the age of 83 it varies. i guess it's the luck
of the draw.
yes
i guess
no
yes
YEA BUT SOME CAN TRIP BOUT STUFF LIKE WHEN U TALK BOUT SEX AND
STUFF BUT IM NOT GONA BE HAVIN SEX NE TIME SOON CUZ I WANA WAIT
not all of them. A lot of the adults I know say one thing and do the opposite. Plus my
parents will yell and scream at me about sex and stuff, but they never even sit down and
try to talk to me.
I know a lot of adults and they'er not all good role models. One woman that I paticularly
look up to, isn't perfect. She has her faults but so does everyone. I know she will always
be there for me, and that I can always talk to her about anything. She's done really good
with her life and even though she has gone through some really rough times, she always
comes out on top, which inspiers me to keep going every day.
no.not most of them
Yep!
Yes, my mother got pregnant when she was just 17 and she told me how she felt and how
she wished she had waited. It's not that she didn't want my sister, it's just that she wished
she had waited instead of wasting some of her teen years. Every time I think about
having sex with my boyfriend now I just think of my mom and what she went through
when she was just 17.
no i do not believe that the adults in my life are good role models. my parents do not get
along and fight often. my brothers who are 8 and 10 years older than i am got much more
freedom and trust than i do now. also i dont feel that i can confide anything in them
because i am afraid of their reaction, which i am dissapointed in.
many of the adults i know are excellent role models however there are those that are a
complete mess.
Well honestly i think alot of them are but some arent Some just talk sexual and do all
this sexual stuff right in front of anyone they dont care No Respect i think its a bad
example to us kids and teens they should do it when we aint around not right in
front for example " You got nice tits" i mean come on or heres another. "You havent
givin me my b..j. for the day!!!! ewww. see what i mean maybe there just jokin but still
Some of the adults that I know are good role models but some are downright
hypocrytical.
Most of the adults I know are good role models now but looking back at some of their
pasts, I would have to say, no way. But they turned their lives around and live the best
ways that they can. My Mom didn't go to college and she still works at a job she enjoys
very much. I think she is a good role model. She has taught me not to smoke, or drink or
anything. I may have had sex but she always talked about PROTECTED sex! and I have
followed that to the T. That is just the good side of adult role models. I see my father.
He dropped out of school in the tenth grade and he was a druggie and he is now an
alcoholic. It's hard for me to look up to him. He also cheated on my mom, beaten her
and they ended up getting divorced when I was in 3rd grade. I may have been young, but
I knew what he did was wrong! The best role model in my life is my Boss. He is very
responsible(n of the time!) He came from a bad home and has dealt with the same
things I have and grew up right. He is very successful and he works hard, sometimes to
hard. He has acheived his goal and I hope that I can be the same someday when I am an
adult. Over all most adults are good role models but then again so many are not.
THE ADULTS I KNOW ARE GOOD ROLE MODELS BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS
TELL ME POSITIVE THINGS
yes. I come from a very honest family, with only a few divorces. My aunts and uncles all
have morals.
Yes i do
Nearly all of the adults I know are excellent role models to myself and the hunderds of
other teens they come into contact with (as teachers, coaches and community volunteers).
However, in general they avoid or gingerly skirt the topic of sex and it's many negative
consequences. Although the adults are highly respected, they rarely use this influence
with tough issues like sex. Most of the time the guidance and help friends need is given
by their peers when it comes to sex. protection, pregnancy, ect. through the from of
previous experience, social stigmas and religious beliefs. The adults are great people to
look up to, but they tend to be examples instead of support.
Yes i do because i'm 16 years old with a baby boy named mike after my father because i
could not have done it with out my father.
no all the adults i know smoke weed and drink alot
I think they can be if they try.My parents have never talked to me about sex or pregnancy.
I'm fifteen, and I believe they could be if they didn't always avoid the subject.I get most of
my infofrom magazines, media, etc. They need to model good behavior and attitudes
toward sex and preventing pregnancy.
no
YEAH I THINK THE ADULTS I KNOW ARE GOOD ROLE MODELS BUT JUST
BACUSE THEY ARE GOOD ROLE MODELS DOSE NOT MEAN YOU ARE GOING
TO LOOK UP TO THEM IN EVERY GOOD WAY.
Some are it all depends who you are with.
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Parents
Parents have to talk to their children about sex and tell them what they think is right.
Parents are the ones that we listen to the most. Even if parents don't think their kids are
listening you'd be amazed at how many really are.
--Teen People, female, 17
Instead of flat-out telling their kids not to have sex, parents should go through risks,
consequences, and wise decision-making skills with them. For example, instead of telling
a child not to cross the street, an adult should give the kids reasons why crossing the
street is dangerous and may not be worth it.
--Teen People, female, 17
The person I talk to is my father. That's the only person I trust in this world with
everything.
--Male, 17, DC Community Partnership, 11/10/98
What is the most helpful thing my parents told me about sex? I wouldn't know. My
parents never talked to me, that's why I am now a dad.
--web, male, 17
I really don't like it when my parents beat around the bush. I would like it if they came
out and said what they meant. The most helpful thing to me is that I hear it from my
parents and not from the streets. The unhelpful thing is when they start to lecture.
--web, female, 14
My parents haven't had the sex conversation with me yet. I think they just assume I'm not
gonna get into that.
--Teen People, female, 17
Because adults are expecting us to have sex, we are living up to expectations. They are
always saying, "Oh, well, we heard so and so had sex so we have got to be prepared for
when you have sex." So, what the heck? If the adults expect it, let's go for it.
--web visitor, female, 16
My parents taught me by the most influential teaching style of all; their example.
--web visitor, female, 18
My mom means a lot to me so I would never have sex any time soon simply because my
mom would be really disappointed and my mom's done too much for me to disappoint
her now.
--Teen People, female, 15
I don't feel that the parents are the best sex educators. The topic of sex can sometimes be
very uncomfortable and difficult to discuss with your parents. Trying to break it to your
parents that you are sexually active is very hard and sometimes it's easier to go to a
teacher, and ask them for advice on contraception, and on where to go to get tested.
--web visitor, female, 17
I think my parents were too nervous to talk to me about sex. Maybe they just never
thought I was old enough but by the time my mom was ready for "the talk," I already
knew more than she did.
--Teen People, female, 16
You can force your kid to eat their vegetables, and you can regulate them with curfews,
but you can't keep them under 24-hour surveillance. Being strict is not the solution,
education and instilling the morals that you yourself now have is what is important.
--Teen People, female, 17
I don't think parents know much about what goes on with kids today The best thing to
do is not really try to prevent the act of sex but to teach your child to be safe.
nox
Teen People, male, 18
It is fine for parents to want to steer their children away from having sex as teenagers, but
I think that they could at least be a little bit more understanding about it. They have been
there before, doing the same things that they don't want us to do, so it would be nice for
them to kind of be on our side once in a while.
--Teen People, female, 16
Often you hear about young teens who become pregnant and have a baby. I feel so sorry
for them. You have to wonder where these girls' parents are.
--Teen People, female, 16
Many kids will choose to do what they want, but if a parent can have an honest
conversation with their children, they may be able to make better choices about what they
do with their body.
--Teen People, female, 18
Some kids don't feel comfortable talking to their parents about sex. So they go to their
peers and sometimes get bad advice. That's why it's important to have a close
parent/child relationship.
--Teen People, female, 17
If you even ask your parents about sex, they start thinking and accusing you of having sex
and they watch your every move from then on. It's so degrading.
--Teen People, male, 16
I'm a teen mom. I don't blame my parents for my pregnancy but it would have been
helpful if they had been a little more open about sex. It was never discussed until they
discovered I was pregnant.
--Web visitor, female, 17
Parents are the worst sex educators. I think parents get too embarrassed with telling their
kids about sex or they keep quiet assuming their kids know what to do and all.
--Teen People, male, 14
I hate it when they talk to me as if I'm already having sex! I'm not and it makes me feel
like they think I'm already doing it so I might as well go ahead.
--web, march 1999
My parents are the best role models I couldn possibly had. Most important, they have
taught me how to be an individual and think for myself. Because of the confidence they
gave me as a child, I know I can conquer anything, and make my own decisions.
--web visitor, female, 14
Weekly Teen Survey
Question: What do you and don't you like when your parents talk with you about sex? What is
most helpful" Unhelpful?
Posted: 3/10/99 - 3/18/99
Results: (unedited)
When my parents talk to me about sex I would rather them give me alternatives rather
than tell me just not to do it.
My parents have never talked with me about sex.even though I'm four-teen,and going to
be 15 in April. It seems to me that the subject is forbidden in our house. I wasn't told about
anything. They have not talked with me about it.
I hate it when they talk to me as if I'm already having sex! I'm not and It makes me feel
like they think I'm already doing it so I might as well go ahead.
I'm not being helped in the sex issue. My parents don't talk to me about it, but they do
know that I'm sexually active. I think that all parents should talk to their teens about sex.
Even though they don't talk about sex with me, I know enough to use protection.
my parents never talk to me about sex. just a week ago i lost my virginity. i know if my
parents knew, they'd think it wasnt a smart decision but i dont reget it. i would have been
helpful if i coulda talk to my mom about everything but since i couldnt i had to find
everythin out on my own!
I'm 17 yrs. old and I talk to my mother about sex. I'm still a virgin so I go to her for
helpful advice. When a parent is openminded and trusting you will feel more comfortable
to talk to them, i do.
I think it is uncomfertable when they talk about things like that or when they watch shows
that talk about it. A few days ago i was watching a thing about spring break and my dad
walked in and i changed it because I felt different watching that with him because it talked
about things like that.
I can't stand it when my mom constanly asks if i'm sexually active. She always makes me
promise her to use a condom. Sometimes I laugh at her but she yells at me because she is
serious.
I don't like the idea of just totally shifting from what's on t.v, to are you having sex. I hate
how my mom's approach to "the talk", is just don't do it. i wish that my father would be
the one stepping in and telling me about it. i think it would mean more coming from a man
because the message would be that not everything is about sex instead of mom telling you
that all boys want is sex and just to stay away from them. i think it would give a better
relationship to girl and their father sif they would talk about it together instead of
automatically putting the mother in that position everytime her children get old enough to
start experimenting. :o)
It makes me uncomfertable. but i know that I need to be imformed about the subject.
I like the fact that they care about you and your Questions.I dont like when they try to
make you feel bad about having sex and only tell you the negative sides of each thing.
They always believe that I have had sex and they wont believe me when i tell them the
truth because they think of as a little slutt.
I don't like when they talk to me about sex at all, because they always mention stuff that i
learned in fifth grade like how to use a condom, what the pill is and how to wait until i'm
married.
When my parents mind their own business and let me do my own thing thats what helps
cause when someone tells me what to do thats the one thing I want to accomplish
Theres nothing i dont like because my mom gets right to the point she always says dont do
it and if you do use protection .then she tells us if we do its our decision.
i love it
I wouldn't know. My parents never talked to me, that's why I am now a dad.
I WAS (AM) A TEEN MOM. I DONT BLAME MY PARENTS FOR MY
PREGNANCY. HOWEVER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IF THEY
WOULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE MORE OPEN ABOUT SEX. IT WAS NEVER
DISCUSSED UNTIL THEY DISCOVERED I WAS PREGNANT. ONE OF MY
SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE TO HAVE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES ON HERE. I
NEVER THOUGHT RAISING AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WOULD BE THIS
DIFFICULT!!!!! IT WAS so EASY WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. NOW I HAVE TO
TEACH HIM THINGS ABOUT LIFE THAT I HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT MYSELF.
WHETHER PARENTS LIKE IT OR NOT, KIDS ARE HAVING SEX. THEY HAVE
TO BE OPEN AND ACCEPT WHAT THEIR KIDS DO INSTEAD OF JUST
IGNORING IT. OR TELLING THEM "JUST DON'T DO IT.
Since it is proven that children are most likely to act like their parents did in this area, the
most helpful info from our parents are stories of their sexual experiences. It helps us to
understand ourselves and avoid mistakes. Also, it means that the focus is not on us like it
usually is when discussing this topic and opens up trusting communication between us and
our parents.
I don' like when they show me how it is done.
Well my parents don't talk to me about sex like parents are suppose to but I know alot
about it and i know that if I make that one mistake that could ruin my life. People just
think about sex like it is nothing but when they get pregnant or when they come up with a
disease then they are going to quit doing what they are doing. But you know some people
will still have sex and don't know that they have HIV. It is unhelpful when they just tell me
what I already know.
I really don't like it when they beat around the bush, I would like it if they came out and
said what they ment. The most helpful thing to me is that I hear it from her and not from
the streets. The unhelpful thing is when they start to lecture.
I don't like how they try to insist that you are aleady having sex and won't admit to it. of
course we wouldn't tell you but trying to bully it out of you doesnt help.
Weekly Teen Survey
Question:
Please react to the following phrase: "Parents are their children's first and best sex
educators."
Dates Posted: 2/8 - 2/14/00
Responses:
my name is XXX and i am 3 months pregant i dont know how because i having had sex in
a while but i still be kissing and hugging how can i be pregent
Parents have been where we are right now, and they know how kids are when it comes to
sex. So, parents can give kids the right information that they want concerning the subject
of sex, but kids have to be willing to ask questions and to listen to what their parents have
to say. After all, your parents have probably been in many of the same situations that you
have been in.
This should be true, but many of us do not listen to our parents because we believe that
they do not understand us. So we opt to listen to our friends instead.
I think this is true because my mom was always very honest and open with me while
teachers have a tendency to leave things out.
no idon't thenk that is trur because the parents probably don't know the informatrion
I think that parents should be their children's first educator about sex because if the
parents really care about the child they will tell them the truth about sex. There for if the
child was to go to another teacher they may not get all the truth that they need. But the
parent would want their child to know the best there is to know about sex.
My parents never talked about sex. So when i became pregnant at the age of 18, i was
terrified to tell them. Instead, i put my trust in the guy, who "knew" that the only option
was abortion. I'll never forgive myself for listening to him. And i wish so much that i
could have talked to my mom about birth control pills, prevention is the key.
Most teens are scared to talk to their parents that they would get really upset!
I beleive that is true because you're parents have already been and done everything you
have done or will do.
I think the parents of children are very good people to educate their children on sex
because they have experienced it. But besides knowing your parents have experienced it,
teens and their parents need to talk about it and discuss it before their teen has sex- if they
do at all.
Why do teens get pregnant?
Yes, because they've been through it and know first hand what it's like to have sex.
Not necessarily true. Many teens these days learn more from many other factors rather
then their parents. Television, movies, friends and schools all have involvement in
educating teens on this subject.
This is false because most parents try to hide these facts from their children so the kids go
and find out from peers, tv, etc. Parents are the least to know what goes on in their teens
life.
My parents encouraged me to wait to have sex, but also (in an indirect way) told me to be
safe if I did have sex, even though I think that they would be very disappointed in me if
they knew that I did have sex and even more disappointed if I got pregnant. For that
reason I have never been able to go to my mom and ask her for advice about
contraceptives. I use a condom evrerytime but I wish that my parents had been less
opinionated about abstinence (my mom espically) and would have made me more
comfortable about coming to them for advice about conraception. I learned about
contraception mostly from school. I think that because my parents were so adament about
abstinence, it cause me to wait a long time before having sex (18), but it didn't prevent me
from having sex. Parents can be good sex educators but because kids want their parents to
be pround of them, it's a hard topic to discuss when different views are shared.
i don't think that statement is true at all because everything i know about sex i learned
from my friends. most kids learn from each other, that may not be best but it is how it is.
Cause their parents should be the ones that talk to them about sex. Even though my
parents didnt talk to me about it..
I think schools should be the sex educators and parents the values educators. But this is
not always how it works.
Parents are suppose to inform their son/daughter with information they will need. I do
believe that how a childern grows up is all because how their parents raised them!
I think that some parents are't as open as others. I learned about sex in the 6th grade by a
nurse coming into my school. At age 15 my mom finally told me about sex. So most
parents ain't the first to let kids know.
I dont think thats true. In a way it is but then again you learn alot in school and from other
children. and parents do have some to do with it but my mom never talked to me about it
so maybe thats why i disagree.
VERY TRUE! I TOTALLY AGREE! KID'S SHOULDNT GET ALL OF THEIR
INFO. OFF OF THE STREETS, BUT FROM THEIR PARENTS! MYPARENTS
WERE DISAPPOINTED WHEN I KNEW EVERYTHING BEFORE I HAD MY
"TALK."
yes
Me and my boy friend didnt mean for it to happen it was all an accident
If parents don't talk to their kids first about sex, kids will still find ways to get the
information. It is highly unlikely that they will get false information. Parents should set
kids straight. If parents don't talk to kids about sex. Kids probably won't come to their
parents with sex related prblems
I beleive it's true because the first person a child asks "where does a baby come from?"Is
its parents
YES IT IS TRUE
Very true~sometimes parents think that we are listning. And we want to hear.
i think that if a teen is confortable talking t their parents about sex then they should, but
most of the time teens aren't so they mostly talk to their friends
I don't think that they are. My parents have never really talked about sex with me. So it's
up to me to start the converstion, which can be hard to do. But I do think that parents can
be their kids' first sex educators if they start early and not act so embarrassed about it.
They should also keep the lines of communication open, and encourage their kids to come
to them with questions.
I've already made a firm decision that I will hold onto my virginity until marriage, but I
would like it if I could talk with my mother about it. Talk about sex in our house is
basically forbidden unless it's in private, which rarely happens.
I do not agree with that very much. I think that school and fellow classmates have alot of
influence on children while growing up. Maybe more than they're family.
I guess that all depends on the situation. If my mother was a slut and got around a lot, I
wouldn't trust her judgement. In my life it is hard to talk to my mother anyway, and she
isn't permiscous at all. So like I said before it depends on the situation.
that in some cases is not true many people can go to friends or siblings for help
I have been thinking about it and im only 13 am i weird? Will it hurt?
rubbish!!! books and friends are!!!
grossly wrong. my parents were embarrassed and uninformed. My mother didnt even
know what "testicles" were!!!
No that is wrong, most little girls are whores who want to have sex
yes they are fior the most simple fact because they are more experience then us and they
tells us the safe way of haing sex, and consequence of having sex.
It would be nice if this statement were true, however it is not. Often, children find out
about sex way before their parents are even thinking about the "birds and the bees"
speech. Also, many parents this day and age are either too busy or have not yet found the
right way to talk to thier kids about sex. Parents need to take more time to learn the best
way to help out their children because parents are the most important people in a child's
life.
My father never spoke with me about having sex and my mother was never around. I felt
as if nobody cared about me and I had alot of love to give a little child of my own. my
boyfriend and I tried to have a baby when i was 13 and at 14 I was pregnant with A little
baby girl. I am 18 now and XXX is 3. It is so tough being a mother at a young age. I am
graduating with my class, but I barely made it and most teen mothers don't. I wish
everyone the best of luck - but real love waits!
I believe that this statement isn't that true, parents are scared to tell their children about
sex and the benefits of it. My parents never told me about it till after I had found out
about it at school. We find out about it through the kids at school, teachers and other
people cause I believe parents are scared that they will talk about it with us too early.
I
disagree I'm now in high school, but I remember in 4th-5th grade, my peers were the
first people that told me about sex My parents talked to me ONCE about sex, and I
honestly don't think it helped any. Maybe it's just them.
I think that in my house the answer would be yes, but there are people with many
different lifestyles and so the answer varies.
I think this is true. My mom told me everything I wanted to know and made me feel
comfortable about asking questions in the future. I trust her more than anyone in the
world, so it makes sense to ask her.
For the most part that is true, but the parents have to get to the children early enough. If
they don't all their information comes from their friends.
that is true because my parents were my sex educators and i felt most comfortable talking
to my mom about this personal issue as long as the child and the parent have a very close,
personal and understanding relationshipwith one another than the child will definately be
able to open up more an absorb what the parent is trying to say.
No, i disagree i do not get my information about sex from my parents. Most of the teens i
know do not either we are each others sex educators. The best advice you can get is from
a well trusted friend we listen to our friends, and we tend to just ignore our parents even
if they are right.
yes beleve that some parents are the best ones to ask. but some girls dont have a mom
and don't whant to ask there dad they could ask someone elses mom or there school
nerice.
yes, because nobody can talk to kids like their parents can.
i definetly agree with this statement because they are the first ones to teach us about
everything, so we trust them. they are also experienced so they know what they're talking
about
Parents need to teach their children morals and values. This is done by introducing them
to Christ. That is the best way to stop teen sex and pregnancy!
Well it wasent that way for me. i mean my parents really never had that talk with me! i
know all i know from t.v and movies and other kids talkin about it and from experience!
my parents realld didnt have much to say. not that they are bad for not doing it. i mean
they told me to wait but never really educated me much about it!!
i believe what this qoute is sayin gis that parents are who teach there children about sex
and are the ones that can deliver what they feel is morally and ethnically right. and that
the child will listen to there parents and are able to open up to there parents more about
the sex subject than a complete stranger
no. because many people are unsure about there parents. Its not easy to bring a situation
like that up!
I agree that parents are the best sex educators for their children. I have five siblings all
from the same two loving parents who waited to have sex until they were married. This
statistic as it may be is more uncommon than ever. But isn't this the way families are
suppose to be? Two people love each other and together raise a family that they made
together, right? This example has been education enough for me. Want more statistics?
I am an eighteen year old female student at Western Michigan University. I have been
involved in a serious relationship which lasted four years and never had sex. Once again
this statistic is quite unusual but it's the way it is suppose to be, as my parents taught me
by the most influential teaching style of all; their example.
I don't think that is true The reason why I don't think that is true is because they always
tell you not to have sex until you are married or some bull shit like that They also don't
tell you what it really is The way I found out was from school and the teachers and I
think that is basically how all my friends found out See teachers don't mind really
teaching the kids about sex and stuff because these aren't their kids and the teacher
doesn't have to worry about the kids, but the parents are the ones that have to worry. I bet
if my mom told me want sex really was, I would want to try it out as soon as
possible That is just the way I am So I don't think parents are children's first and best
sex educator
no not at all! parents dont like talking to their kids about sex! we tend to rely on our
health teachers for that!
Even though this is probubly not the case in today's youth due to sex education in our
schools at such a young age, I think that it should still be up to the parents to teach their
children the importance and the basics of sex.
I agree your parents make such a powerful impression on you. You pick up on their
attitudes and they help you learn to respect yourself, your body, and to protect yourself.
Peers are a very important influence, but your parents can shape even how you respond to
your peers and how you will repond to peer pressure.
no that is dumb
I completely agree with this
Most teens are afraid to talk to their parents about these issues, simply because of the fact
that they could get in trouble or get yelled at.
I totally agree with this statement. My parents were the first people to tell me about sex,
and talk to me about the dangers. However, I don't feel that the parents are the best sex
educators. The topic of sex can sometimes be very uncomfortable, and difficult to
discuss with your parents. Trying to break it to your parents that you are sexually active
is very hard, I know, and sometimes it's easier to go to a teacher, and ask them for advice
on contraception, and on where to go ot get tested. And, sometimes parents don't know
how to bring up sexual activity with thier children, causing kids to want to explore on
thier own, and be hurt, emotionally and physically.
"No, I feel that most parents beet around the bush or don't even bring up the subject. They
leave it up to the teen to talk about, which is the wrong decissiohn."
Parents are not because it's not always easy to talk to your parents about having sex plus I
would rather talk to a friend or an older sibling.
"no,I think childern are afraid to ask their parents because they think their parents might
think they are having sex As parents give your child a strait up answers."
no i don't think they are becausemy parents are mentally disabled and don't know what
they are talking about most of the time
Yes, I believe that statement is true. My mom and dad let me watch them have sex and
they say the best way to learn is by watching and participating.
no i don't think they are becausemy parents are mentally disabled and don't know what
they are talking about most of the time
no i don't think they are becausemy parents are mentally disabled and don't know what
they are talking about most of the time
No my parents wouldnt even know. They have never had sex or at least i dont think they
have.
what is sex?
No my two moms dont tell me much about sex.
No, i don't have any parents.I learn everything i need to know from the discovery channel
and the local YMCA
No I learn everything and more than my parents do by watching the kids on the back of
the bus.
i believe this is so true, i trust my parents and have a close relationship with them. i trust
them before i would trust or listen to anybody else. i can ask my parents anything though,
alot of teens dont have that type of relationship with thier parents.
I believe this is true, children trust their parents more than many other people in their life
and if their parents tell them about sex, then children are going to trust them and that
could save a lot of hurt and sickness in the future.
There is a big pond behind my house and sometimes when its really cold the water turns
to a little village of mole people who someday are going to take over the world
hahahah! the world is ours!!!
No, I think that most teens learn about sex from peers or teachers. Because they may feel
uncomfortable about talking to their kids about sex. Or they may think that we aren't
listening to them, but we are. Now all the parents well have to do is talk. Their kids are
listening.
My parents and I have always been and always will be open with each other so I know if
there is anything I need to talk or ask them about they're always there. I am extremely
lucky.
FYI
Weekly Teen Survey
Question:
Do you know how your parents feel about your having sex? Does it matter to you?
Dates Posted: 2/1/99-2/8/99
Results (unedited):
Yes, I know how my parents would feel about me having sex. And no it really doesn't matter
to me.
My parents know that I had had sex. Boy where they mead. I thik that they still think I'am still
haveing it, What should I do? And yes it matters to me!
My parents feel that having sex is wrong, but I don't care. Just because a kid's parents don't
want them to have sex doesn't mean that they won't.
NO!!!!
umm yeah kinda i know they don't want me to have sex but really they can't stop me really
can't stop i love it.i kinda wish i never started cause before i never wanted it and now that i
did i could do it everyday it brings me and my boyfriend closer together. but i think my
parents know that i do but i doubt they would say anything to me cause they know it would
be pointless
Yes, my parents made it a point to talk to me about the "birds and the bees". They feel that
I should adopt abstinence as my way of life and it does matter because I know that my parents
are wiser and have had more ex- perience, etc. I respect them and I respect their opinions, not
just on sex, but on a lot of other things as well, and I will try to take what they say to heart
and make abstinence my rule so that I don't run the risk of getting STD's, humiliation or a
child. I know that my parents want the best for me, so naturally I will hear out their opinions.
It matters to me a lot.
My parents would hate it. It does matter so I don't have sex!
they don't want me involve.yes
It always matters to me how my parents feel. I am very honest with my parents about sex and
they are very honest with me. Being able to communicate with my parents about sex is very
important so that we can help each other understand.
yes, yes
My parents don't like the fact that I am having sex, but they understand that if it does happen,
my boyfriend wears a condom and I am on the pill. My boyfriend and I care what they think,
thats why we're am not doing it as much.
I think that it should matter what your parents think, it matters to me, but my opionion on it
matters the most do what you want to do and what you think you should do, because that's
the most important.
My mother is really not happy with the idea that I have sex, but I really don't care because it
is my life and I will do what I want to wether she likes it or not. I am almost 18 years old so
I think I can make my own decisions.
I know that my parents don't agree with premarital sex, but that hasn't stopped me from doing
it. It makes you feel bad sometimes because you don't want your parents to be disappointed
in you, so most of the time you try to hide it from them.
Yes, it matters to me, my parents care a lot. It doesn't even come to their minds that I could,
or am thinking about having sex. They trust me.
My parents dont want me to have sex but I dont care because i would love to get pregnent
if i had a baby then id have some one to love me and need me
My mom feels very strongly about it. since she had me when she was 18 she doesn't what me
to make the same mistake. i respect her since she is older and wiser than I.
no
Yes. My parents feel that I shouldn't have sex until I get married. It matters because my
parents probably know better, but if I get to the point where I feel that this person is the one,
that's when I'll take the next step.
My mother and father doesn't want me to have sex until marrage. I agree because of my
religious beliefs. Plus I'm scared.
Hi. I first wanted to say that I am practicing abstinance and am proud of it. I practice
abstinance on my own behalf and no one has presured me into it not my priest, friends,
teachers, or even my parents helped me to make this decision. I'm not completely sure of how
my parents view pre-marital sex, and they haven't said anything to me. I'm presuming that they
trust me and that I know what I'm doing. So I've chosen abstinance as the answer!
Yes, I know how my parents feel about my having or not having sex and it does matters to
me.
I know that they would be dissappointed with my choice if I chose to have sex. I do value
their opinions because they have given me the freedom to make my own choice.
My parents feel that i should wait untill im married, but if i do decide to have premarital sex,
they wowuld like me to come to them and get the proper method of contraception. their
views effect my decision making because if i had sex and my parents found out i would be so
assamed and feel like tey lost their trust and respect for me.
To be honest, my parents never told me how they feel about my sexual activity; they just told
me the facts about it. I made the decision on my own and with an adult mentor from church
not to have sex until I'm married. That will save me from a lot of stress and pressure and also
preserve something very special for marriage. Even though my parents never gave me thier
imput about it I am confident in the decision I made.
My parents don't want me too. Yes it matters they trust me so I won't.
The pressure's to have sex in high school are hard. But I guess as a teenage girl you just
have to think about what is right for you, and what your body is telling you. With all of the
risk of STD's and pregnancy I am almost scared to have sex. I guess that's good.
I don't know how my parents feel about me having sex because they don't know. If they
knew they probably wouldn't like it. I do think about how they would feel, but it's not there
decision, it's mine.
Yes, I know how they feel about it and it does matter to me, but, no it doesn't stop me from
having sex.
Yea they aren't trilled or should I say,they were not trilled. I had a baby at 18 and it's hard
but I don't have time for relationships and they are very trilled at that fact. It really does
matter to me now but it didn't used to. I guess after you have a baby and realize everything
your parents said was true, and then you learn to really respect everything they have to say!
They don't want me to have sex at all. But they told me if the time comes I should ask them
about getting birth control.
Yes I know how my parents feel about having sex, they dissapprove until i'm at least at a age
that I can be responsible for my own actions, im 14 and had sex at the age of 13, of course
my parents don't know, my own friends don't even know, I was one of the few lucky people
that didn't get pregnant, and yes it does matter how my parents feel but I can't be laid a guilt
trip
MY PARENTS NEVER TALK TO ME ABOUT SEX AND STUFF BUT MY SISTER
HAS A 4 YEAR OLD KID AND SHES 19 so I MEAN I AM SEXUALY ACTIVE BUT
I KNOW THAT IF I GOT PREGENET WHICH I THOUGHT I WAS A FEW TIMES
THEN MY PARENTS WOULD KILL ME MY BEST FRIENDS SISTER IS 16 ANS
DONE HAD 2 ABORTIONS SO I MEAN I WOULDNT MIND IF THEY WOULD TALK
TO ME I WANT BIRTH CANTROL BUT I AM SCARED TO ASK THEM U KNOW
My parents feel that i am to young to have sex. they say i dont know what sex is. I know what
sex is and it matters that i wait until i am ready and of an age where i can handle it. Age 15
is not a good age.
My parents feel like kids will be kids. They feel that as long as you do it responsibly and
without multiple parteners, and as long as you truly love the person, they don't condemn it.
Yes, I know how my parents feel about it, but it does not matter, because we are in our
college aged years and we are mentally and physically mature to engage in sexual activities.
Yes, they feel I'm too young to be having sex. Yes, it matters to me and if I could change the
past I would.
My parents have made their opinions known to me since the time I was in 5th grade. Now
as a sophomore in college, I feel I have had a lot of helpful advice to help make my decisions.
My parents are very knowledgeable people and I consider them to be my best friends. I can
tell them anything and we talk daily about issues. We both believe it is a good thing to wait
to have sex until you are ready. By ready, I mean physically, emotionally, and financially. If
you as an individual lack any of these traits, WAIT!!!! You never know when an unexpected
pregnancy could happen---with or without contraceptives!!! I myself am planning on waiting
to become sexually active until I finish college, am married, and have an established career.
A baby is a time consuming job. A husband and financial stability can greatly lessen the stress
factor. My parents and I have the same morals and values and their opinion of me greatly
matters. I respect them tremendously.
I did know how my parents felt about me having sex, but I did it anyway. I didn't care what
they thought. But they were right. I got pregnant at 16 and now I listen to my parents a lot
more.
Pepar
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White House Conference on
Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century
Despite many positive developments in the last seven years - including declining rates of
teen pregnancy, decreases in crimes against youth, and increases in student achievement
and college access - parents of today's adolescents express significant anxiety about the
well-being of their children. In many cases, teenagers themselves feel alienated from
their communities and insecure about the future. And recent episodes have made parents
and teens of all backgrounds feel helpless in the face of school violence.
The White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century will
respond to these concerns by focusing attention on ways that families and communities
can teach good values, promote healthy behavior, and support positive youth
development. Against a backdrop of broader societal changes (the new technology, an
increasingly diverse population, and a significant "opportunity gap" for low-income and
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minority youth), the Conference will bring to light research on positive youth
development, emphasize the importance of substantial investments in youth, and
highlight the Administration's achievements in this area.
Base soluting
What problems will be addressed through the Conference?
Parents that feel disconnected from their children and lack information to
respond to the challenges they face.
Teenagers feel alienated from their families and communities, and may choose
their values and behaviors based on peers and the media.
PBS
Low-income and minority teenagers face an "opportunity gap" in many areas.
Problems of youth require comprehensive and integrated solutions, but often
HHS
are addressed through programs focused on a single issue.
with 000 CDC'NS NSF HUD to
There is only limited research on "what works" for adolescents.
DOL
What do we hope to accomplish?
To engage parents and communities in a conversation about how we can do a
fr
better job working together to raise our teenagers.
To showcase the accomplishments of the Administration, and advance the
President's budget request, in the area of youth development.
To encourage more effective, integrated services for and by youth at all levels
of government and in the private sector.
To provide parents and communities with tools and information they can use
to address the needs of adolescents.
To enable teenagers to speak out about the challenges they face and their role
in addressing these problems.
To issue a call to action to the private sector, media, etc. to take responsibility
for their effect on youth, and to use their resources to promote healthy
behaviors.
Who is the audience?
Parents
Teenagers
Policymakers and service providers
Media and the private sector
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When will the conference occur?
Date to be scheduled pursuant to the President and First Lady's availability.
Preferred date is the week before Memorial Day to take place before school
may
lets out so we can downlink to classrooms, and to occur in advance of the
22
America's Promise third anniversary conference in June.
How will the conference program be organized?
The program may be organized thematically around "community, opportunity,
and responsibility."
Within this framework, the following issues may be addressed:
Health -teen pregnancy, HIV, smoking, drugs and alcohol, and
research on obesity, sleep, etc.
Education -afterschool programs, smaller high schools, impact of
work on education, college preparation and access
Enterprise -entrepreneurship programs, school-to-work, technology
Crime -violence by youth, youth as victims of violence, gangs
Values -citizenship, service, philanthropy, character education,
community strengthening, "One America"
Integration of services
What are potential deliverables?
Announce research agenda
Commission and release parents' guide to recent research on adolescence
Budget amplification (pull together all pieces of the federal budget related to
this agenda)
Announce upcoming CNS youth summit (scheduled for late June in Florida)
Explore possible grant announcements through agencies and foundations
leaderchool!
kends could gefluds mimber
Explore possible research report releases through agencies and nonprofit
organizations
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PRESIDENT SCHEDULING REQUEST
February 18, 2000
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REGRET
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TO:
Stephanie Streett, Director of Scheduling
FROM:
Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
Shirley Sagawa, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
REQUEST:
For the President to join Mrs. Clinton in sponsoring and attending the White
House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century.
PURPOSE:
To respond to concerns of growing isolation and alienation among our nation's
teens by focusing on ways that families and communities can teach good values,
promote healthy behavior, and support positive youth development.
BACKGROUND:
The First Lady's Office is planning a White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century. Despite many positive
developments in the last seven years-- declining rates of teen pregnancy,
decreases in crimes against youth, and increases in student achievement and
college access - parents of today's adolescents express significant anxiety about
the well-being of their children. In many cases, teenagers themselves feel
alienated from their communities and insecure about the future, and recent
incidents have made parents and teens of all backgrounds feel helpless in the
face of school violence.
The White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century
will respond to these concerns by focusing attention on ways that families and
communities can teach good values, promote healthy behavior, and support positive
youth development. Against a backdrop of broader societal changes (new
technology, an increasingly diverse population, "opportunity gaps" for low-income
and minority youth), the Conference will bring to light research on adolescence,
emphasize the importance of substantial investments in youth, and highlight the
Administration's achievements in this area.
The goal of the conference is to engage parents, youth, service providers,
policymakers, and the media in a conversation about how we can do a better job
working together to raise our teenagers; showcase the accomplishments of the
Administration in this area; encourage positive, effective and integrated services
for youth; and provide parents and communities with tools they can use to
address adolescents' needs. The Conference will also issue a call to action to the
private sector, media and communities to take responsibility for their effect on
youth and to use their resources to promote healthy behaviors. Speakers will
include parents, youth providers, community leaders, media leaders, researchers
and youth. Downlinks and cybercasts will be available nationwide.
DATE & TIME:
May 22ⁿᵈ, approximately 1 pm to 4 pm, or a date tbd
DURATION:
3 hours
LOCATION:
East Room
PARTICIPANTS:
The First Lady, youth and youth leaders, youth organizations, adolescent
researchers, parents and parent advocates, non profits, foundations, teachers,
academics and agency representatives
REMARKS REQUIRED: Yes
MEDIA:
Open
CONTACT:
MaryEllen McGuire at 6-2016.
Shirley S. Sagawa
02/28/2000 03:03:37 PM
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John B. Buxton/OPD/EOP@EOP, Ann O'Leary/OPD/EOP@EOP, Sonia G. Chessen/OPD/EOP@EOP
CC:
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Subject: People to consult re: youth conference
These are some suggestions from Sarah Brown, who is coming in Wedneday at 2 pm to discuss the
conference. I am going to call these folks and invite them to come either this Wednesday with Sarah or
next Tuesday at 2. I know Michelle Kipke has already been consulted so I wasn't going to call her. Are
there others that you have on your lists to call so we don't duplicate?
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"Sarah S. Brown" <[email protected]>
02/25/2000 05:24:34 PM
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Subject: More names
Hello again Shirley! I have thought of a few more names, all good
people and all deeply interested in adolescent well-being, good
parenting and youth development
I already gave you three names and numbers:
1. Renee Jenkins, M.D, chair of the department of pediatrics at
Howard University and the past president of the Society of Adolescent
Medicine (202.865.1592)
2. Michele Kipke, Ph.D., Director of the Board on Children Youth and
Families at he National Academy of Sciences (202.334.3883)
3. Michael Resnick, Ph.D., Director of a major research center on
adolescence at the University of Minnesota and a lead investigator on
the "adolescnet health survey" -- the survey that yielded the finding
that strong connections to parents and schools helped reduce risk for
teens significantly.
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Here are a few more names:
4. Kris Moore, Ph.D., President of ChildTrends here in town a
wonderfully well informed researcher about the broad area of
adolescent development and well-being (202.362.5580)
5. Amy Paulson - the executive editor of Teen People magazine - is
very in touch with teens today and is a very positive force on that
magazine
6. Jane Brown, Ph.D., a professor of communications at Univ. of N.
Carolina who studies the role of media in the lives of teens - a
terrific person. (919.962.4089)
7. Ivan Juzang, the head of a firm called MEE productions that
specializes in reaching urban youth - very sharp (215.748.2595)
The trick in figuring out an agenda as you well know is to get a
variety of perspectives that include reearch but go on to touch
popular culture and such larger issues.
I have tried to think of good people to represent "parents" - but
came up with nothing. Adults are much more comfortable syudying
teens than each other. But it will be important to include a lot of
material on how parents are managing today and what they can do to
protect their kids and promote their well-being. I have some
thoughts on this that we can discuss on Wednesday.
I will give this all some more thought and look forward to seeing you
coal)
on Wed at 2 pm. My d.o.b. is (b)(6) and my social security number
is
(b)(6)
See you soon!
PS - a last thought I am sure you are talking to Ellen Galinsky
of the Families and Work Institute in New York. Let me know if you
need her number. She is essential to understnding the whole picture.
Sonia G. Chessen
02/28/2000 05:02:34 PM
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Subject: Re: People to consult re: youth conference
AddHealth is the key research study on youth right now. If you don't get Resnick, there are several other
people from AddHealth who would be great. I think Robert Blum actually did the "connectedness" work,
but he's also at Minnesota so it might have been a team effort. Kathy Harris at UNC has used the data to
do some intense stuff on immigrants. She shows that the longer kids are in this country, the worse off
they get. The acculturation process disconnects them from their parents. This would be particulary
interesting in light of a meeting I attended this morning with representatives from the Southeast Asian
community. If we do this about parenting teens, I think we are going to have to address the significant
cultural issues here.
(Anyway, you didn't ask for the big editorial - but if you call Resnick, I might not call the other two as I had
intended?)
Kris Moore is great. She was on my list.
Shirley S. Sagawa
Shirley S. Sagawa
02/28/2000 03:03:37 PM
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CC:
MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP@EOP
Subject: People to consult re: youth conference
These are some suggestions from Sarah Brown, who is coming in Wedneday at 2 pm to discuss the
conference. I am going to call these folks and invite them to come either this Wednesday with Sarah or
next Tuesday at 2. I know Michelle Kipke has already been consulted so I wasn't going to call her. Are
there others that you have on your lists to call so we don't duplicate?
Forwarded by Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP on 02/28/2000 03:01 PM
Shirley S. Sagawa
02/28/2000 05:12:47 PM
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Subject: Re: People to consult re: youth conference
Perhaps you should include these folks in your meeting instead of me in mine -- sarah recommended
Michael Resnick instead of Bob Bloom because she thought Bob Bloom was out of the country.
John B. Buxton
02/28/2000 05:52:11 PM
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Subject: Re: People to consult re: youth conference
Ellen Galinsky is a key name for us on these issues. She should also be able to deliver some
names/organizations for the parents side of this equation.
We have Marty Blank, head of the Coalition for Community Schools, but there are some organizations
who are part of the Coalition that we ought to think about adding for either focus groups or, more likely,
the main event. I don't know all these groups, but some of them seem appropriate for our issues:
National Council of La Raza
National Coalition for Paret Involvement in Education
Family Resource Coalition of America
Communities in Schools
Coalition for Community Foundations for Youth
Academy for Educational Development
Center for Youth Development and Policy Research
Children's Aid Society (Phil Coltoff should be involved)
I'm sure Marty could help us get to these folks. Alternatively, we could talk with him at a focus group about
who from the Coalition should be involved.
Shirley S. Sagawa
Shirley S. Sagawa
02/28/2000 03:03:37 PM
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Subject: People to consult re: youth conference
These are some suggestions from Sarah Brown, who is coming in Wedneday at 2 pm to discuss the
conference. I am going to call these folks and invite them to come either this Wednesday with Sarah or
next Tuesday at 2. I know Michelle Kipke has already been consulted so I wasn't going to call her. Are
there others that you have on your lists to call so we don't duplicate?
Forwarded by Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP on 02/28/2000 03:01 PM
Ruby Shamir
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Subject: WH Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers
The First Lady would like to hold a one-day conference this spring on "Raising Responsible Teenagers."
The purpose of this conference is to address the many concerns parents across the country have
expressed about how to best raise their teenagers, particularly post-Littleton. Attached you will find an
internal concept paper for the proposed conference.
This Friday, at 10:30am in room 100 OEOB we will hold an inter-agency meeting to begin planning.
Please write me back to confirm you attendance and provide me with your clearance information (date of
birth and Social Security Number) or call me at 456-5696. Thanks.
Agency Invitees
ED -- Frank Holleman, Mike Cohen, Adrianna DeKanter
HHS -- Peggy Hamburg, Ann Segal
CNS -- Marilyn Smith, John Gomperts, Kris Minor
DOJ -- Charles Simon
Labor -- Bill Kamela
NIH -- Duanne Alexander
HUD -- TBD
USDA -- TBD
FDA -- TBD
ONDCP -- TBD
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school," says Will Shelton, 16, of Knoxville, Tenn. "The things they
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taught me I still remember and hold to, but at this age in high
school your friends have a whole lot of influence. My religion does
have influence. And some teachers: My history teacher last year
had a great deal of influence. He was just very honest. If he said
something, he meant it."
Ari Goldberg, 16, of Boca Raton, Fla., says the swerving to peers
begins sooner than middle school. "As soon as a child starts school,
he is with friends and teachers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. He's with his
parents two hours over dinner, and then everyone goes to sleep."
By middle school, Ari says, the child is truly more under the
influence of peers than parents and even less apt to talk with his
folks about "sex, drugs and alcohol." The fallout is diverse. For the
child, the lessening influence of parents is "a good thing because he
is not enslaved to his parents' ideas," Ari says. "It's a bad thing
because he tends to drift away from his family. And it is a natural
thing because that is the way nature takes it course."
Mike Baab, 16, of Seattle says parents are very important, "but
your environment totally changes how you turn out. Your friends
are way up there." If parents were the most important influence on
a child, siblings would turn out more alike, he says.
Body piercing seems to be a line of demarcation between parental
and peer influence. "A week ago I got my tongue pierced," says
Tighe Herren, of Louisville. "I was influenced by my friends who
did it. I am 18, going to college, beginning my own life, and it is a
statement of individuality."
Tighe says that by about age 13 parental influence is replaced by
peer influence. "I think you start realizing you are your own person
and can make your own decisions, consider all your options, rather
than simply following blindly what your parents want you to do."
Greg Bailey, 18, of Dallas has had an eyebrow and his tongue
pierced, acts that were "absolutely not influenced by my parents."
He absorbs "a lot of influence from the culture I hang with around
the clubs, with the band I play with," Greg says. "I definitely have a
lot of influence from my friends. I'm rarely home anymore."
Peer influence is not always benign, some teens say. Even some of
his friends in his advanced study program "are not totally serious
about studying, and that affects me," says Mario Francisco
Penalver, 17, of Puyallup, Wash. "There is peer pressure, and that
tells me I should be a lot more focused."
But then again, parental influence is not always totally positive,
says Jennifer Twitty, 17, of St. Louis. "That is why some cycles
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can't be broken in families, with domestic violence, drinking."
Some kids are so influenced by the negative behavior of parents
that they perpetuate the unhealthy patterns, she says.
She is one of many panelists who believe that, although peers are
important, parents are still No. 1. "Your parents instill your values.
If not, you would not know what to believe, and you would believe
anything," Jennifer says.
Family life is "very important" to Michelle Chin, 17. of Haworth,
N.J.
"I got my values and morals from my parents, and I interpret the
outside influences from that base," she says.
Monica Dupre, 16, of New Orleans says she still listens more to her
parents than her peers. "I feel they are wiser than my friends, they
have had more experiences, and they love me and would not lead
me in the wrong direction."
Monica's dad has a particular gift for "reading people from the first
or second time he meets them."
She recalls: "He told me about this boy, from the first time I
brought him home, that he was trouble. And I was like, 'Oh, you
don't even know him.' I found out later that he was a real weirdo."
Her parents are the most influential people in her life, says Jolina
Kwong, 17, of Portland, Ore. "I go to them for everything, on
school matters, on everyday problems. They have my interests at
heart, and my siblings and I have a lot of respect for them."
Jason Leonard, 16, of Silver Spring, Md., cites an influence that
supersedes that of his parents. "I put God at the top; second, my
parents and other family members who preach to me and keep me
on the right track; my grandparents, who talk to me all the time."
You can talk, Jason says, about the negative influence of movies,
music and peer pressure. "But if parents raise their kids with love
from just little babies and take them to church, discipline them, take
control of their lives and make sure nothing bad happens to them,
their children will know right from wrong." At 19, Mark Bailey of
Hyde Park, Mass., is preparing for college and feels reflective.
Nobody has been more influential than his folks. "I have been very
lucky with my parents. Seeing how they live their lives helps me
decide how to live mine."
Of course, Mark says, "everyone has problems with parents. I
remember when I was 14, I thought, These people are crazy.' But
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the older I get, the more it seems I should have listened to them
more right from the beginning. They knew what they were talking
about."
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NEW STUDY FINDS KIDS SPEND EQUIVALENT OF
FULL WORK WEEK USING MEDIA
Many Kids Have Multi-Media Bedrooms, TV on During Dinner, and No Rules
Time Spent With Computers Lags Far Behind TV and Music
New York, NY - The typical American child spends an average of more than 38 hours a
week - nearly five and a half hours a day (5:29) - consuming media outside of school,
according to a major national study released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation. That
amount is even higher - nearly six and three-quarter hours a day (6:43) - for kids eight and
older. The study - Kids & Media @ The New Millennium - examined media use among a
nationally representative sample of more than 3,000 children ages 2-18, including more
than 600 who completed detailed media use diaries. The study included children's use of
television, computers, video games, movies, music and print media.
"Watching TV, playing video games, listening to music and surfing the Internet have
become a full-time job for the typical American child," said Drew Altman, Ph.D.,
president of the Kaiser Family Foundation. "This study really underscores the importance
of paying attention to the messages and the information kids are getting from the media,
both good and bad."
The study also found that many parents are not exercising much control over their
children's media use: among kids eight and older, two-thirds (65%) have a TV in their
bedroom and say the TV is usually on during meals in their home, and nearly that many
(61%) say their parents have set no rules about TV watching. Parents watch TV with
their kids in this age range just 5% of the time. Nearly one out of every four kids in this
age group (24%) spends more than five hours a day watching TV.
Even the youngest kids are dedicating a big chunk of their day to media use. According to
their parents, kids in the 2-7 year-old age range spend an average of three and a half hours
a day using media. Even among these younger kids, one in three (32%) has a TV in their
bedroom. More than a third (35%) of parents of 2-7 year-olds say the TV is on in their
homes "most of the time" and almost half (47%) say it is usually on during meals. Parents
watch TV with their young kids just 19% of the time.
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Computers. Nearly seven in ten kids (69%) have a computer at home and nearly half (45%)
have Internet access from home. Among kids eight and older, one in five (21%) has a computer
in their bedroom. But despite this widespread access to computers, kids still spend a
comparatively small amount of time with computers, averaging less than half an hour a day (:21)
using a computer for fun, compared to two and three quarters hours a day (2:46) watching TV.
"Computers may be the wave of the future, but TV still dominates kids' time and attention
today," said Vicky Rideout, director of the Foundation's Program on the Entertainment Media
and Public Health.
There are significant disparities in computer use among children from different economic
circumstances: in a typical day, half (50%) of all kids who live in or go to school in higher
income communities use a computer, while only 29% of those from lower income areas do.
Schools are helping bridge that gap: students are equally likely to use a computer in class
whether they go to school in a low (32%) or a higher income (30%) community.
Contrary to popular perception, the study did not find evidence of large numbers of children
spending hours a day playing computer games or surfing the Internet. Less than one in ten kids
(9%) spends more than an hour a day using a computer for fun, including 3% who spend more
than an hour online and 2% who spend more than an hour playing computer games. By contrast,
nearly two-thirds of kids (64%) spend more than an hour a day -- and 17% spend more than five
hours a day watching TV.
"Heavy" media users. The study identified a subset of children in the 8-18 year-old range who
are classified as "heavy" media users - those who spend more than ten and a half hours a day
using media. About one in six kids (16%) falls into this category.
Most kids in this age group report that they have lots of friends, are happy at school, get along
well with their parents, don't get into trouble a lot, and are not often bored, sad or unhappy. On a
"contentedness index" summarizing self-reports on these issues, most children appear well-
adjusted. However, those children identified by the study as "heavy" media users score lower on
the index than those children who use less media. The study cannot determine whether heavy use
of media causes kids to be less content, whether discontent contributes to children spending more
time with media, or whether some other factors cause both effects. However, even when
controlling for factors such as race, age, family composition and income of the community in
which the child attends school, indicators of discontent are associated with high media use.
Other media. According to the study, music is a dominant force in kids' lives. Young people
spend an average of almost an hour and a half a day (1:27) listening to CDs, tapes or the radio.
"After TV, music is the medium of choice for most kids, especially older teens," said Donald F.
Roberts, Jr., Ph.D., professor of communication at Stanford University and an author of the study.
While the study confirms that electronic media dominate young people's time, it also indicates
that reading for pleasure is still a staple in most kids' lives. More than eight in 10 kids (82%) will
read for fun each day, averaging nearly three quarters of an hour (:44) a day (excluding time spent
reading in school or for homework). But kids still spend more than five times as much time in
front of a TV, computer or video game screen each day than they do reading (4:06 V. :44).
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Methodology: The study is based on a nationally representative sample of 3,155 children
ages 2-18, including more than 2,000 written questionnaires completed by children 8 and
older, more than 1,000 in-home interviews with parents of 2-7 year-olds, and more than
600 week-long media use diaries maintained by parents (for 2-7 year olds) or kids (for 8-
18 year-olds). The surveys and diaries were completed between November 10, 1998 and
April 20, 1999. The study was designed by Kaiser Family Foundation staff in
consultation with Stanford University Professor Donald F. Roberts, Jr. and Harris
Interactive, Inc. (formerly Louis Harris & Associates). The data were collected by Harris
Interactive, and the results were analyzed by Foundation staff and Professor Roberts. The
margin of error for the combined sample of children 2-18 is +/- 3%; for children 8 and
older it is +/- 3%; and for children 2-7 it is +/- 5%. The study examines children's non-
school use of television, videos, movies, video games, CDs and tapes, radio, books,
magazines, newspapers and computers. Children or parents completed detailed
questionnaires regarding the child's use of these media the previous day.
The Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is an independent
national health care philanthropy, and is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser
Industries. This study is a project of the Foundation's Program on the Entertainment
Media & Public Health, which was established to examine the impact of entertainment
media on society, and to work with the entertainment industry on important public health
issues.
To order a copy of the full study (publication #1536), executive summary (#1535), or
appendices (#1537) on which this release is based, call the Kaiser Family Foundation's
publication request line at 800-656-4533, or review them online at www.kff.org.
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Note: A summary of selected key data is attached to this news release.
Kids & Media @ the New Millennium: A Kaiser Family Foundation Report
Key Data
Amount of time children spend using media each day,
Percent of kids who have a computer in the home:
on average:¹
All kids 2-18
69%
All kids 2-18
5:29
2-7 year-olds
62%
2-7 year-olds
3:34
8 and older
73%
8 and older
6:43
Lower income⁴
49%
Upper income
81%
Amount of time kids spend each day, on average:²
Percent of kids who have a computer in their bedroom:
Watching TV
2:46
Listening to music
1:27
All kids 2-18
16%
Reading for fun
:44
2-7 year-olds
6%
Watching videos
:39
8 and older
21%
Using a computer for fun
:21
Playing video games
:20
Percent of school-aged children who use a computer in
Online
:08
a typical day, by income: 4
Percent of kids who spend more than an hour a day:
In school:
Lower income
32%
Watching TV
64%
Upper income
30%
Reading for pleasure
20%
Listening to CDs or tapes
19%
Out of school:
Listening to the radio
17%
Lower income
23%
Using a computer for fun
9%
Upper income
48%
Playing video games
8%
Online
3%
Parental oversight:
Playing computer games
2%
Percent of kids
Amount of time kids spend each week, on average:3
With no rules about TV: 49%
Watching TV
19:19
Listening to music
10:04
In homes where TV is
Reading
5:15
usually on during meals:
58%
Using a computer for fun
2:29
Playing video games
2:17
Percent of time parents watch TV with their kids 5
2-7 year-olds:
19%
Percent of kids who have a TV in their bedroom:
8-18 year-olds:
5%
All kids 2-18
53%
2-7 year-olds
32%
I
Time is presented in hours:minutes.
8 and older
65%
2
Times cannot be summed, due to use of more than one
medium at a time.
Percent of kids who use a computer in a day:
3
Week-long averages are based on mean times
with each medium, separating out weekday and weekend
All kids 2-18
42%
reports. Times cannot be summed due use of more than
2-7 year-olds
26%
one medium at a time.
8 and older
51%
4
Income categories are based on the median income of
the zip code in which the child lives (for 2-7 year-olds)
or goes to school (for 8-18 year-olds), and represents the
following ranges: "low income" is less than $25,000, and
"high income" is $40,000 or more.
5
Based on media-use diaries.
November 1999
Kids and Media at the New Millennium:
A Comprehensive National Analysis of
Children's Media Use
A Report of the Kaiser Family Foundation
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Chart 1
Media Use
On a typical day, the total amount of time spent using media by
7
6:43
6:03
6
5:29
5:37
5:19
5:08
5
4
3:34
3
2
1
All Children
2-7
8-18
Girls
Boys
White Minority
year-olds year-olds
*
Times are presented in hours: minutes.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 2
Media Use
In a typical day, the average amount of time children spend
3
2:46
2
1
:48
:44
:39
:21
:20
:08
0
WatchingTV
Listeningto
Reading
Listeningto
Using the
Playing
Using the
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computerfor
video games
Internet
fn
*
Times are presented in hours: minutes. Numbers cannot be summed to calculate children's total media use time because they may have used more
than one medium at a time. Reading includes amount of time children are read to.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 3
Media in the Bedroom
Percent of 2-7 year-olds who have the following media in their bedrooms
50%
42%
40%
36%
32%
30%
20%
16%
14%
13%
10%
6%
2%
0%
Radio
Tape
TV
VCR
CD Player
Video
Computer
Internet
Player
Game
Access
Player
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 4
Media in the Home
Percent of children who live in homes with
99%
100%
97%
90%
80%
74%
70%
69%
60%
45%
40%
20%
0%
TV
VCR
CD Player
Cable or
Video
Computer
Internet
Satellite
Game Player
Access
TV
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 5
Media Use
On a typical day, the amount of time 2-7 year-olds spend
4
3:09
3
1:59
Watching their
own shows
2
1
:43
In the room when
parents watch TV
:45
:11
:08
0
Watching TV &
Reading
Using a computer
Playing video
videos
games
*
Times are presented in hours: minutes. Numbers cannot be summed to calculate children's total media use time because they may have used more
than one media at a time. Reading time includes amount of time children are read to.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 6
Media in the Home
Percent of children who live in homes with
5 or more TVs
1 TV
12%
4 TVs
2 TVs
20%
28%
28%
3 TVs
*
"No answer" responses not shown.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 7
Media Use in the Home
Percent of children who live in homes where
60%
58%
49%
50%
42%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
TV is usually on during
There are no set rules
TV is on "most of the
meals
about TV watching
time"
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 8
Daily TV Viewing
On a typical day, the percent of children who watch TV for
More than 5 Hours
0 Hours
17%
3 to 5
16%
19%
1 Hour
Hours
or Less
31%
1 to 3 Hours
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 9
Computers in the Home
Percent of children who live in homes with
81%
78%
80%
69%
66%
58%
60%
55%
54%
48%
49%
45%
42%
40%
29%
24%
23%
20%
All Children
White
Black
Hispanic
Low Income
Middle Income
High Income
All Children
White
Black
Hispanic
Low Income
Middle Income
High Income
0%
Advise
HereAces
*Income categories are based on the median income of the zip code in which a child lives (among 2-7 year-olds) or attends school (among 8-18 year-olds),
and represent the following ranges: "Low Income," less than $25,000; "Middle Income," $25,000 to $39,999; "High Income," $40,000 or more.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 10
Computer Use
In a typical day, the percent of children who use a computer.
60%
51%
50%
50%
45%
42%
41%
42%
40%
39%
40%
30%
28%
29%
26%
20%
10%
8 - 8 - 18 year-olds
Boys
Black
Hispanic
Middle Income
High Income
0%
*Income categories are based on the median income of the zip code in which a child lives (among 2-7 year-olds) or attends school (among 8-18 year-olds),
and represent the following ranges: "Low Income," less than $25,000; "Middle Income," $25,000 to $39,999; "High Income," $40,000 or more.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 11
Computer Use
The impact of school on income differentials in computer use. In a typical
day
50%
43%
40%
37%
32%
30%
30%
28%
23%
20%
19%
20%
10%
5%
Middle High
Middle High
Middle High
0%
Income Income
Income Income
Income Income
Percent of children not yet
Percent of schoolchildren
Percent of schoolchildren
in school who use a computer
who use a computer in school
who use a computer outside of school
*Income categories are based on the median income of the zip code in which a child lives (among 2-7 year-olds) or attends school (among 8-18 year-olds),
and represent the following ranges: "Low Income," less than $25,000; "Middle Income," $25,000 to $39,999; "High Income," $40,000 or more.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 12
Computer Use
Among children who use a computer, the average amount of time spent at
the keyboard per day by
2
1:49
1:41
1:26
1:31
1:34
1:20
1:20
1
:40
0
All Children
2-7
8-18
Girls
Boys
White Black Hispanic
year-olds year-olds
*
Times are presented in hours: minutes.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 13
Computer Use
Of children who use a computer on a typical day, the proportion of time
spent on
Job-related
tasks
Using E-mail
Games
Chat Rooms
9%
4%
10%
14%
22%
15%
Something
else
Schoolwork
Web sites
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 14
Media in the Bedroom
Percent of children who have the following media in their bedrooms
80%
70%
64%
60%
53%
51%
40%
33%
29%
24%
20%
16%
7%
0%
Radio
Tape Player
TV
CD Player
Video
VCR
Cable or
Computer
Internet
Game Player
Satellite TV
Access
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 15
Media Use
Of all time with media, the proportion children spend
Playing video games
Watching TV, videos
Using computers
or movies
Reading
5%
5%
12%
22%
Listening to CDs,
tapes or radio
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 16
Media Use
Percent of children who spend more than one hour per day
70%
64%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
19%
20%
17%
9%
8%
10%
3%
2%
0%
Watching TV Reading forListening to Listening to Using the
Playing
Using the
Playing
fun
CDs or tapes the radiocomputer fovideo gamelaternet
computer
fun
games
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 17
Favorite Media
When asked to choose which media to bring to a desert island, the percent
of children aged 8-18 who picked
Books or
magazines
Videos
Computer with
Internet access
Video games
8%
3%
13%
13%
24%
TV
CDs, tapes or radio
* "No Answer"/ "Nothing" responses not shown.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 18
Attitudes Toward Media
When asked how they feel when they use computers or watch TV, the
percent of children aged 8-18 who say they
60%
54%
50%
50%
40%
30%
26%
20%
20%
16%
10%
10%
Computer
Computer
Computer
0%
Are entertained
Learn interesting things
Are just killing time
"most of the time"
"most of the time"
"most of the time"
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
Chart 19
Media Use
Average amount of time boys and girls spend with the following media
2:56
3
Girls:
2:36
Boys:
2
:56
1
:47
:38
:42
:41
:42
:32
:36
:31
:08 :09
:08
0
TV
Compules
here
Video games
Reading
CDs & Tapes
Rado
*
Times are presented in hours: minutes. Numbers cannot be summed to calculate children's total media use time because they may have used more
than one medium at a time. Reading includes amount of time children are read to.
Source: Kids & Media at the New Millennium, Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1999
METHODOLOGY
This study is based on a nationally representative sample of 3,155 children ages 2-18, including
oversamples of African American and Hispanic children. The media included in the study are
television, computers, movies, videos, video games, books, magazines, newspapers, radio, and CDs
and tapes.
The sample includes 2,065 students in grades 3-12 (who completed self-administered written
questionnaires in the classroom about their media use the previous day) and 1,090 children ages 2-7
(whose parents or caregivers participated in an hour-long in-home survey about the child's media use
the previous day). In addition, week-long media use diaries were collected for 621 of these children
(487 completed by 3rd-12th graders, and 134 completed by parents of 2-7 year-olds).
The margin of error for the combined sample of children 2-18 is+ 3%; for the in-school sample of 3rd-
12th graders it is + 3%; and for the in-home sample of 2-7 year-olds it is+ 5%.
For a full explanation of the methods used in this study, please refer to the full report (publication
#1536), or the appendices (publication #1537), which are available for free online at www.kff.org, or
by calling 1-800-656-4KFF.
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Sexual Risk-Taking Decreases Among Teens
"Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students -- United States, 1991 - 1997."
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Key Findings
For the first time this decade, fewer than half of the nation's high school students report
having had sex. The number of high school students who have had sexual intercourse has
fallen 11 percent during the 1990's. This represents a reversal of the increasing trend in sexual
intercourse rates among adolescents that occurred during the 1970s and 1980s.
The greatest decline was among boys. In 1991, more than 57 percent of young males
reported that they were sexually experienced -- in 1997 this dropped to less than 49 percent of
young males. Females decreased slightly from more than 50 percent to less than 48 percent in
1997.
Young people are more likely to use condoms. Among sexually active students, condom use
increased 23 percent.
Teens have fewer sexual partners. The number of students reporting that they had had four or
more sexual partners over their lifetime decreased from nearly 19 percent to 16 percent.
Messages about risks seem to be taking hold. Researchers say this change in teens' sexual
behavior is due at least in part to the increasing array of messages that urge teens to delay sex
and to protect themselves against STDs and unwanted pregnancies.
Teens are less likely to engage in behaviors that put them at risk for HIV infection, other
STDs, and pregnancy. Improvement in both delaying first intercourse and increasing condom
use among adolescents who are sexually active has succeeded in reducing the overall risk.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1998). "Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School
Students -- United States, 1991-1997." - Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report. Volume 47. September 18, 1998.
The Washington Post
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1998
Study: More Teens Refrain From Sex
Behavior Trends Shifted During 90s, Reflecting AIDS Threat
By BARBARA VOBEJDA
school students are in danger of
news is we shouldn't think our work
Washington Post Staff Writer
contracting AIDS and other sexually
is done," said Susan Tew, a spokes-
transmitted diseases or becoming
woman for the Alan Guttmacher
After two decades of climbing
pregnant. The most recent results
Institute, a research organization
steadily, the proportion of American
indicate that because they are delay-
based in New York.
high school students who have had
ing sex, using condoms and having
She cited the fact that many Amer-
sexual intercourse has fallen 11 per-
fewer partners, teenagers are at less
ican teenagers become sexually ac-
cent during the 1990s, according to a
risk than they would have been if the
tive at relatively young ages, and
new federal study released yesterday.
patterns of the 70s and '80s had
many don't use contraceptives con-
Young people are also more likely to
continued.
sistently or carefully.
use condoms and less likely to have
The biennial study was conducted
The study found that, among ninth
multiple sex partners.
last year among more than 16,000
graders, for example, 38 percent had
The steep drops mean that for the
high school students of all ages, who
had sexual intercourse, a figure that
first time this decade, fewer than half
completed written questionnaires
rises to 61 percent among 12th
of the nation's high school students
about a range of sexual activity.
graders.
say they have had sex, with the most
It also found that, among those
Also, while teenagers are changing
dramatic decline among boys. The
who were sexually active, nearly 57
their behavior in ways that make
new survey data show that just under
percent had used a condom the last
them less likely to contract AIDS, the
49 percent of young males reported
time they had intercourse, compared
disease is nevertheless more of a risk
that they were sexually experienced,
with about 46 percent in 1991.
to them than it was a decade ago
down from more than 57 percent in
Over the same period, the number
because the pool of infected partners
1991. For girls, the figure was just
reporting that they had had four or
has increased. Despite the decline in
under 48 percent, down from about
more sexual partners over their life-
sexual activity, half of HIV infections
51 percent.
time decreased from nearly 19 per-
in this country occur among people
The findings, combined with other
cent to 16 percent.
under 25.
recent studies showing fewer teenage
Janet Collins, a study author and a
Douglas Kirby, senior research
pregnancies and a decline in teenage
psychologist at the Centers for Dis-
scientist at California-based ETR As
births in every state, point to a
ease Control, which produced the
sociates, said programs common in
remarkable change in behavior
study, said the figures "certainly
schools and communities promote
among the nation's young people that
reinforce that something important is
the notion that children should ab-
researchers attribute to the growing
turning around here, and it's heading
stain from having sex altogether. The
barrage of messages from schools,
in the right direction."
second message in many programs,
community groups, churches and
But Collins and other researchers
he said, is "if you do have sex, you
families urging them to delay sex and
cautioned that teenage pregnancy
have to use condoms."
protect themselves against AIDS.
remains much more common in this
Ten years ago, many programs
"It is truly good news for all of us
country than in other industrialized
talked only about contraceptives, but
involved in the lives of America's
nations, with 1 million teenagers
that is rare today. And, he said, some
teenagers," said Health and Human
becoming pregnant each year. Also, 3
of the changing behavior among
Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala.
million cases of sexually transmitted
teenagers may stem from the influ-
The study, known as the Youth
diseases are reported in that age
ence of a generally more conservative
Risk Behavior Survey, is designed to
group annually.
society that emphasizes personal re-
measure the extent to which high
"Here's the good news. The bad
sponsibility in many areas of life.
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NATIONAL NEWS
Key Brain Growth
Growth Spurts
Continues Into Teens
Between the ages of 3
and 15, the brain
grows quickly in
Parietal lobe
some areas and
(manual
BRAIN, From Al
ways die out in a phenomenon
shrinks in
called "pruning" as white matter
Frontal lobe
skills)
place in the womb or very early in
(chiefly fibers interconnecting
others, brain
(thought)
childhood, and that the overall
nerve cells) forms to firm up the
scans show.
Temporal lobe
structure of the brain changed
most robust connections.
(memory)
very little, if at all, after the age of
In the new research, Toga,
5 or 6.
Giedd and colleagues from UCLA
Corpus Callosum
At that point, the brain usually
and McGill University in Canada
(shown below,
has reached about 95 percent of
conducted repeated three-dimen-
it connects
Brain
the average adult volume, having
sional brain scans of several nor-
hemispheres)
sectors
increased fourfold in size since
mal children over intervals as
birth. Of course, extensive in-
short as two weeks and as long as
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four years.
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ture, however, was thought to be
and shape changes in a complex
generally fixed. That led educa-
nerve fiber network called the cor-
tors and child development ex-
pus callosum, which connects the
perts to focus on the first few
two hemispheres and is a reliable
years of life as crucial for proper
indicator of the level of activity in
brain development.
different parts of the brain.
"Basically, the theory said that
The results indicate that from
the amount of gray matter went
ages 3 to 6, the most rapid growth
downhill from about age 3," said
takes place in frontal-lobe areas
Jay N. Giedd, a child psychiatrist
involved in planning and organiz-
with the National Institute of
ing new actions, and in maintain-
Mental Health in Bethesda who
ing attention to tasks.
participated in both the new study
By contrast, during the period
Age: 6 to 7
and a similar one last fall. "The
from 6 to puberty, the scientists
idea was that it's a zero-sum
found, the gray-matter spike shifts
game. The frame and structure of
to the temporal and parietal lobes
the house was complete, and the
that play a major role in language
furniture was just being rear-
skills and spatial relations. The
ranged."
growth rate then falls off fast,
The new brain scan results, and
which may explain why, as a rule,
two similar studies of slightly old-
the ability to learn languages de-
er age groups published last fall,
clines sharply after the age of 12.
are the first brain-imaging studies
As children age, the growth
to show that the process contin-
moves in a sort of wave from the
Age: 8 to 12
ues.
front of the brain to the rear, the
"We now know that there are
team found. "We were quite sur-
these sorts of critical periods,"
prised," Giedd said, "to see this
said UCLA neuroscientist Eliza-
unexpected increase in gray mat-
beth R. Sowell, a coauthor of one
ter in the front part of the brain
of the earlier papers. "But I don't
right before puberty," which oc-
think anybody has yet figured out
curs around age 11 in girls and 12
a way to make this clinically rele-
in boys.
vant.
Still, we're all hoping
Last fall, researchers reported
that perhaps the experts in educa-
in the journal Nature Neurosci-
tion or psychology will see these
ence that they had found an unex-
things that we're showing them
pected increase in gray matter at
Age: 9 to 13
and find ways to make those con-
the onset of adolescence, followed
nections."
by a substantial loss in the frontal
Neuroscientists had long
lobes from the mid-teens through
SOURCE: UCLA School of Medicine
known that a two-stage process of
the mid-twenties.
THE WASHINGTON POST
growth and attrition is typical of
The frontal lobe of the brain is
brain development from the fetal
essential for inhibiting impulses,
brain undergoes its most drastic
person is doing sports or academ-
period through early childhood.
regulating emotion and planning
changes, "an infant doesn't have
ics or music, then those are the
First, the brain overproduces
and organizing behavior-all of
much say about the way things
abilities that are going to be hard-
gray matter-bulk neurons that
which can be critical issues for
turn out. But during the teenage
wired" as the circuits mature.
are not yet permanently "wired"
teenagers and their parents.
years, "a person has a lot to say"
"The teenage years are a kind of
into neural circuits. These cells
Giedd believes the growing evi-
about the way his brain develops,
critical time to optimize the
then begin to arrange themselves
dence of brain-structure mutabili-
Giedd said.
brain."
into patterns depending on which
ty should be welcome news to
In that critical interval, he said,
Teenagers who recognize that
connections are reinforced by
teenagers.
the rule for brain structures ap-
tend to "feel empowered," Giedd
mental or physical activity. There-
"In the womb and during the
pears to be "use it or lose it. What
said, especially if they "realize
after, the least-used cells and path-
first 18 months of life," when the
we think then happens is that if a
that the stakes are pretty high."
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH
May 2 -EAST ROOM, APPROX. 200 PARTICIPANTS
DELIVERABLE
MANAGER(S)
DEADLINE
STATUS
Goals and Objectives
Shirley/Ann
X
Agree to Goals and
Objectives
COMPLETE
Meet with Eric,
Tom, Gene, Bruce
X
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MaryBeth, Maria,
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Memo to HRC for
Complete
sign off
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ia
-Ask for inventories
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delierables,
speakers, invites
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Ruby
March 10
Require memo of
suggested themes;
deliverables; list of
programs and
services; research
Draft Budget/ Secure CoSponsor/Secure Fiscal
Shirley/
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Draft Budget (SS)
Agents if needed
MaryEllen/ Cab
March 15
Contact & Confirm
Affairs
CoSponsor
March 17
Contact & Confirm
Fiscal Agent as
needed
Continaul
Determine in kind
needs
Determine Conference Program
March 15
Set Date/location &
confirm with
POTUS and
FLOTUS
March 15
Select Title
March 17
Format Determined/
number of sessions;
panels/town hall/
IF LUNCHEON
XXX
Secure funding
IF BREAKOUTS
March 17
Secure off site
location
Xx
Set Topics/Agendas
for Breakouts
Xxx
Secure speakers
Xxx
Determine
culminating close-
secure place, speaker
IF OVP NIGHT RECEPTION
March 17
Secure OVP
Participation
XXX
Pass along guest list
Satellite Downlink
TBD
March 17
Secure Funding
Partners/Tech
Partners
March 16
Determine need for
uplink
March 30
Estab Registration
process and site
Asap
Cab/Leg Outreach
Xxx
Save the date letters
Xxx
Develop materials
for downlinks
Xxx
Run test
Cybercast
March 15
Determine need for
cybercast
March 17
Secure cybercast
partner/tech person
XXX
Promo
Research/Create Invitation List
MaryEllen/
March 15
Invitee categories
Social
identified
XXX
Lists due
XXXX
First Round of cuts
XXX
Determine diversity
needs
XXX
Second round
additions and cuts
XXX
Final list due to
Social Office
XXXX
Mailed
Research/Select Speakers
Finalize Agenda for
Based on agenda items, research possible speakers
focus
For each identified speaker, gather contact
March 24
Research speakers
information and bio
based on agenda
Locate prior speaking engagements/articles written
topics- gather
as a means to preview
contact info/ bios/
videos/arcticles
written
March 28
Make speaker
decisions
April 1
Secure speakers
April 1
Research/Select/Sec
ure families to focus
on
April 7
Official speaker
Bios due
April 21
Speaker Remarks
due
Conference Video
March 10
Determine need for
video
March 17
Identify and hire
vendor
March 17
Video Concept
Finalized
March XXX
List of interviewees
as needed/contact
info
Xx
Complete filming
April 15
Edit and deliver first
rough cut for review
Research/Polling Needs
Ruby
March 17
Develop list of
research needs
March 17
-
(time use study)
Develop Polling
March 24
needs
Commission needed
research/poll
XXX
Research
gathered/due
Research past
ASAP
conferences/panels,
etc.
Promotion/Media/Press
Shirley/MaryEllen/
March
Identify and meet
with media partners
Develop Press Plan
FLOTUS &
XXXX
and time line
POTUS PRESS
Create Conference Materials
April
Determine contents
of conference/press
packets (research
data/resource lists/
graphs/follow up
info/ deliverable
write up/research
April
overveiw)
Determine contents
of Entering folder
(welcoming letter,
agenda, speaker
April
bios, note pad)
April
Materials collected
Cleared through
April
Counsel
Packets made and
delivered to Social
Deliverables/Follow Up Plan
Ann O'Leary
Continual
Work with DPC for
Admin Deliverables
Work with private
sector to develop
outside deliverabel
Seek out new
research to release
Assist Speechwriters
Shirley/Ann
April
Provide
acknowledgements/t
alking points/
relevant research
Secure Principals
MaryEllen/
Done
Submit for POTUS
scheduling
ASAP
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MaryEllen
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A Federal Policy Agenda for Advancing Service-Learning
The participants in the 11th Annual National Service-Learning Conference urge the
Federal Government to make service-learning more available to elementary and secondary
schools throughout the country.
We believe the federal government has a legitimate role to play in the expansion of
service-learning opportunities for our nation's youth. While a specific service-learning
curriculum is the prerogative of the states or individual school districts, the concept of service-
learning embodies a form of civic engagement that transcends school boundaries and
governmental jurisdictions. The federal government can and should encourage partnerships
between schools and communities to ensure that service-learning is an educational, inspirational
and effectual experience available to all young Americans.
We believe the federal government has every reason to make this commitment. There is
growing evidence that participation in quality service-learning, by engaging youth in their
schools and communities, can:
boost students' academic achievement;
foster a lifetime commitment to civic participation;
improve personal development skills; and
prepare students to enter the workforce.
Service-learning has a positive impact on students, teachers, schools and communities.
We believe there is ample precedent for, and a rich history of, federal involvement in
promoting service-learning. The federal role in supporting large-scale service initiatives dates
back to the 1930s. The only federal initiatives to provide funding specifically for school and
community-based service-leaming, however, are the National and Community Service Act of
1990 and the National Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In a relatively short period of
time these federal initiatives have provide resources to states and communities to significantly
increase the service-learning opportunities for thousands of youth throughout the country.
Service-learning is at a crossroads and a strong federal role is more important than ever in
ensuring its preservation and expansion as 8 core educational strategy. The goals of this policy
agenda are to expand quality service-learning opportunities for all students, and to make certain
that all teachers understand and use service-leaming. Specifically, we advocate, over the next
year, increasing by 20 percent the number of schools receiving federal support to implement
service-learning. To achieve these goals, continued leadership and support is needed from our
representatives in Congress, but we also must expand the number of service-learning advocates
throughout the federal government.
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The participants in this conference, representing the breadth of both educational and civic
organizations from communities across the country, therefore, urge the President, his Cabinet,
the Corporation for National Service the U.S. Department of Education and the Congress to
adopt a national service-learning agenda that incorporates four major components.
I.
A comprehensive research program
The positive effects of service-learning activities on students' attitudes, academic
performance, and personal and social responsibility have not been widely or consistently
documented. Service-learning has grown primarily on a foundation of anecdotal evidence and
individual program evaluations. The one significant national evaluation conducted by the
Corporation for National Service did affirm a positive impact on the students participating in the
evaluation.
For service-learning to be fully embraced by the mainstream of K-12 education,
educators and policy makers need to know how and why service-learning works. Federal
agencies such as the Corporation for National Service, U.S. Departments of Education, Health
and Human Services, and Labor, should:
provide for the ongoing longitudinal studies of youth engaged in service learning:
encourage private foundations to help fund K-12 service-learning research; and
disseminate research findings through national education and youth development
organizations, regional resource centers, the National Service-learning
Clearinghouse and other groups and organizations.
II.
Teacher preparation and education
Well-trained, knowledgeable teachers are fundamental to the success of service learning.
As such, The U.S. Department of Education should:
encourage institutions of higher education to improve teacher training through a
grants program, partnerships between schools and development of new methods and
concepts; and
assist with the professional development of existing teachers and school
administrators, with developmental funds authorized under Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
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III.
Mobilization of the states
The Federal government can empower the states to build their capacity to institutionalize
service learning. The U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies should:
include service-learning as an allowable activity in federal education and youth
development programs such as those supported by the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act and the Higher Education Act;
designate a service learning staff person within federal agencies to educate and
inform other agency program staff about service learning and to act as a liaison
between their agency and the Corporation for National Service, Office of Service
Learning for purposes of information sharing and possible joint agency initiatives;
and
inform states, school districts, higher education institutions, community-based
organizations, and other state and local grantees about service-learning and how it
supports and enhances the objectives of various federal programs.
IV.
Public Education Campaign
The benefits of service-learning must be communicated to the audiences that will make
service-learning work, in the schools and in the communities. The federal government should
generate interest and additional funding support from other sectors through a national public
education campaign that draws on the support of the private sector.
The participants in this Conference do hereby adopt the provisions of this national
agenda and urge those in positions of public policy to encourage its adoption by agencies and
branches of the federal government.
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Memo
To:
Supporters of National and Community Service
From: Jeffrey Swartz, President and CEO of The Timberland Company and
Chair of the City Year Board of Trustees
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Date: January 12. 2000
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Bold proposals for national service in the new century
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As strong supporters of national and community service, we believe the current Presidential
campaign season represents a special opportunity for us to urge each of the candidates to
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support a bold new national service agenda for the 21" century.
Every four years, America re-examines its priorities as it chooses the next President. In order to
secure and expand the national service movement, we believe all supporters should remind
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candidates for President that (1) national service works and (2) that it takes Presidential
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leadership to advance the cause.
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Accordingly, we offer in this memo (1) a rationale for Presidential lendership on behalf of
national service, and (2) several legislative and policy suggestions.
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The Rationale for Presidential Leadership on Behalf of National Service
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National service works-and it inspires Americans of all ages. In just the last five
years, more than 150,000 Americans have answered the call to serve-
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contributing more than two billion hours of critically needed service to their
communities and country, and positively impacting the lives of nearly 4.5 million
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children.
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History has shown that it takes presidential leadership to drive the national
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service agends:
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FDR built the CCC;
JFK launched the Peace Corps;
LBJ insugurated VISTA;
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President Bush signed the National and Community Service Act and launched the Points of
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Light Foundation; and
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President Clinton passed the National Service Trust Act and created the AmeriCorps
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program.
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Only the President can provide the necessary leadership-leadership in the national
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interest-to move this powerful idea forward.
We have outlined below ten legislative and policy ideas that we hope the next President will
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consider making 2 part of both his presidential campaign platform and his objectives for service
as the 43rd President of the United States of America. In 3 separate document, we have
presented more details, including potential costs.
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A Bold Presidential National Service Agenda
for the 81" Century: Legislative and Policy Proposals
#1 Take national service to scale-increase full-time AmeriCorps voluntecrs from
40,000 to 250,000 por year within the decade.
National service works-and it is time to take it to seale. This year there AIC approximately
40,000 full-time AmeriCorps volunteers providing vital services, including tutoring and
mentoring children, building affordable housing, and improving neighborhood safety. In
the past five years nlone, AmeriCorps volunteers have reached nearly 4.5 million children.
Imagine the impact that 250,000 AmeriCorps volunters-contriburing 425 million hours of
service per yerr-would have in our schools and our communities each year!
#2 Ask senior citizens to serve-and let them earn "Grand Serve" college scholarships
that they can donate to young people!
Senior citizens greatly desire to help others, and they have so much to offer. Today the
Senior Corps includes 500,000 seniors who provide more than 115 million hours of service
in schools and daycare centers, hospitals and health clinics, food banks, and many other
community-based volunteer programs. We suggest that the next President propose A
"Grand Serve" initiative in which senior citizens receive an educational scholarship of
$1,000 in exchange for 400 hours of community service-and that they be allowed to
donate their scholarships to their children. grandchildren, or another needy young person
of their choice. Thus, seniors in service would give A double gift-servico and
scholarshipa!
#3 Establish a "Challenge Grant Fund for National Service"-and challenge the
private sector to match new government spending on AmeriCorps.
Government investments in national service should leverage investments by corporations,
foundations and individuals, thereby creating 1 "marketplace" in which funding is directed
toward the most effective and promising initiatives. Americans over the age of GO now
have assets totaling an estimated $10 willion. As the Baby Boomer generation ages, an
inter-generational transfer of wealth is creating the possibility of 9 "New Philanthropy."
We suggest that the next President consider proposing a "Challenge Fund for National
Service," whereby federal money must be matched dollar for dollar with private sector
funds.
#4 Turn college "Work-Study" into college "Serve-Study" to enable 500,000 students to
perform community service
Without any additional spending, the federal government could create the opportunity for
college students to serve their communities by shifting the use of Federal Work-Study
funds. Currently only about 5% of such funds are used to support college students
performing community service, with the rest going to Pay students for menial campus jobs
such as washing dishes and shelving books. As the success of organizations and iniriatives
such 118 Jumparare and America Reads indicates, college students are among our country's
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greatest unrapped resources. We ask the next President to consider proposing that 50% of
Federal Work-Study funds be used to sponsor "Serve-Study" opportunities in community-
based organizations for the 948,000 college students in the Work-Study program.
#5 Challenge 100,000 high school students to become "Summer Heroes" through
service
Enabling high school students to serve their communities while carning money for college
would benefit the nation and promote civic ideals. Students could provide socially valuable
services, such as rutoring children in literacy and math, while setting R powerful example of
civic responsibility. A "Summer Heroes" program would provide high school students the
opportunity to perform full-time national service during their summer breaks in exchange
for A small stipend and educational scholarships.
#6 Provide 10,000 high schools with A "Community Coach"-- service-learning
coordinator-to engage millions of students in service
The recent spate of school violence across the country draws attention to the need for
increased student involvement in community service. Wc believe the next President
should propose that 10,000 high schools be provided with a full-time "Community
Coach"-a service-learning coordinator, modeled after the national nonprofic organization
"Do Something," whose program uses an innovative curriculum and year-round
community-building activities to develop a new generation of leaders. At an average of
1,000 students per high school. this would facilitate 10,000,000 students engaging in
community service.
#7 Establish a "Citizen Response Corps" for Disaster Relief
When natural disasters strike. America's "can do" spirit wants to respond. We believe the
next President should propose establishing R corps of 1,000 highly trained AmeriCorps
members who are focused entirely on disaster response. These members might be
recruited from the military as well as other AmeriCorps experiences. When not actively
engaged in disaster response, the Citizen Response Corps would be involved in disaster
preparedness and training in highly vulnerable areas.
Presidential Commitments
In addition to the legislative and policy proposals outlined above, we believe there are at least
three commitments the next President should consider making:
#8 As President, personally engage in monthly community service to inform public
policy,
If the next President were to engage in monthly service, he could provide a powerful role
model for America while helping to inform public policy. Imagine, for example, the power
of the President serving siclu by side with lenders from the corporate and nonprofit sectors,
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elergy and community acrivists in a homeless shelter or public school, followed by detailed
public policy discussions on homelessness or education reform.
#9 Offer a Presidential challenge to the private sector to provide a week of paid leave
for community service, and to explicitly recognize the value of public service in
college admissions and hiring.
The Tumberland Company offers all employees 40 hours of paid annual leave for
community service. We urge the next President to challenge the private sector to make this
service week a new American corporate benefit, and to use the power of the Presidency TO
challenge businesses and universities to recognize and reward the value of service with
improved scholarships, admissions and employment opportunities.
#10 Host an annual White House summit on the state of national and community
service.
The 1997 Presidents' Summit for America's Future captured the imagination of the
American public and sparked resurgence in national and community service. We suggest
that the next President consider promising to conduct an unnual White House conference
to promote national and community service.
Conclusion
As General Colin Powell has said, "Giving to our youth, and helping them learn the joys of
giving back, could literally transform America, if we are all willing to involve ourselves in this
effort." We hope you will join us in respectfully urging each of the candidates for President to
use their campaign as an opportunity to lead America townrd such a "transformation," through a
bold commitment to the value and power of national service now and throughout their
Presidency.
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White House Conference on
Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century
Despite many positive developments in the last seven years - including declining rates of
teen pregnancy, decreases in crimes against youth, and increases in student achievement
and college access - parents of today's adolescents express significant anxiety about the
well-being of their children. In many cases, teenagers themselves feel alienated from
their communities and insecure about the future. And recent episodes have made parents
and teens of all backgrounds feel helpless in the face of school violence.
The White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century will
respond to these concerns by focusing attention on ways that families and communities
can teach good values, promote healthy behavior, and support positive youth
development. Against a backdrop of broader societal changes (the new technology, an
increasingly diverse population, and a significant "opportunity gap" for low-income and
minority youth), the Conference will bring to light research on positive youth
development, emphasize the importance of substantial investments in youth, and
highlight the Administration's achievements in this area.
What problems will be addressed through the Conference?
Parents that feel disconnected from their children and lack information to
respond to the challenges they face.
Teenagers feel alienated from their families and communities, and may choose
their values and behaviors based on peers and the media.
Low-income and minority teenagers face an "opportunity gap" in many areas.
Problems of youth require comprehensive and integrated solutions, but often
are addressed through programs focused on a single issue.
There is only limited research on "what works" for adolescents, and that
research is not well known.
What do we hope to accomplish?
To engage parents and communities in a conversation about how we can do a
better job working together to raise our teenagers.
To showcase the accomplishments of the Administration, and advance the
President's budget request, in the area of youth development.
To encourage more effective, integrated services for and by youth at all levels
of government and in the private sector.
To provide parents and communities with tools and information they can use
to address the needs of adolescents.
To enable teenagers to speak out about the challenges they face and their role
in addressing these problems.
To issue a call to action to the private sector, media, etc. to take responsibility
for their effect on youth, and to use their resources to promote healthy
behaviors.
Who is the audience?
Parents
Teenagers
Policymakers
Youth workers
Media
Business
Foundations
When will the conference occur?
Date to be scheduled pursuant to the President and First Lady's availability.
Preferred date May 22 to take place before school lets out so we can downlink
to classrooms.
How will the conference program be organized?
The program may be organized thematically around "community, opportunity,
and responsibility."
Within this framework, the following issues may be addressed:
Health -teen pregnancy, HIV, smoking, drugs and alcohol, and
research on obesity, sleep, etc.
Education -afterschool programs, smaller high schools, impact of
work on education, college preparation and access
Enterprise -entrepreneurship programs, school-to-work, technology
Crime -violence by youth, youth as victims of violence, gangs
Values -citizenship, service, philanthropy, character education,
community strengthening, "One America"
Integration of services
What are potential deliverables?
Announce research agenda
Commission and release parents' guide to recent research on adolescence
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Budget amplification (pull together all pieces of the federal budget related to
this agenda)
Announce upcoming Corporation for National Service youth summit
(scheduled for late June in Florida)
Explore possible grant announcements through agencies and foundations
Explore possible research report releases through agencies and nonprofit
organizations
Explore possible executive order relating to use of federal facilities,
interagency task force, etc.
Announce year 2000 Leader Schools (Presidential awards for schools with
best service-learning programs)
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Stephanie Streett, Director of Scheduling
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Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
Shirley Sagawa, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
REQUEST:
For the President to join Mrs. Clinton in sponsoring and attending the White
House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century.
PURPOSE:
To respond to concerns of growing isolation and alienation among our
nation's teens by focusing on ways that families and communities can teach
good values, promote healthy behavior, and support positive youth
development.
BACKGROUND:
The First Lady's Office is planning a White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teenagers in the 21st Century. Despite many positive
developments in the last seven years-- declining rates of teen pregnancy,
decreases in crimes against youth, and increases in student achievement and
college access - parents of today's adolescents express significant anxiety about
the well-being of their children. In many cases, teenagers themselves feel
alienated from their communities and insecure about the future, and recent
incidents have made parents and teens of all backgrounds feel helpless in the
face of school violence.
The White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teenagers in the 21st
Century will respond to these concerns by focusing attention on ways that
families and communities can teach good values, promote healthy behavior, and
support positive youth development. Against a backdrop of broader societal
changes (new technology, an increasingly diverse population, "opportunity gaps"
for low-income and minority youth), the Conference will bring to light research
on adolescence, emphasize the importance of substantial investments in youth,
and highlight the Administration's achievements in this area.
The goal of the conference is to engage parents, youth, service providers,
policymakers, and the media in a conversation about how we can do a better
job working together to raise our teenagers; showcase the accomplishments
of the Administration in this area; encourage positive, effective and
integrated services for youth; and provide parents and communities with tools
they can use to address adolescents' needs. The Conference will also issue a
call to action to the private sector, media and communities to take
responsibility for their effect on youth and to use their resources to promote
healthy behaviors. Speakers will include parents, youth providers,
NICHD
"Newcomer, Susan (NICHD)" <[email protected]>
03/10/2000 04:30:25 PM
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"Alexander, Duane (NICHD)" <[email protected]>, "Bachrach, Chris" <[email protected]>
Subject: NICHD Memo for White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teen
agers
To Ruby Shamir, Office of the First Lady
From Susan Newcomer, NICHD
10 March 2000
Information requested in preparation for the White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teenagers
1. Top 2-3 issues and themes to be addressed at the conference
One particular aspect of adolescence which has received much attention in the
past two decades is that of adolescent sexual behavior. While the initiation of
risky behavior -particularly sexual behavior -- is related to hormonal changes,
it is also very much related to the young person's sense of connection to
friends, family and community. AddHEALTH, a comprehensive and nationally
representative study of the complex interactions of individual, familial and
social-structural influences on adolescent health behavior has recently been
completed, and the Conference should include a presentation based on the
findings from this study. There is strong evidence that connections count, and
that working parents need not worry unnecessarily that they are somehow
"shorting" their children. There is strong evidence that young people really do
listen to their parents and other trusted adults, and that parental advice is
heeded. It is important that intervention programming be based on research
findings, no matter how powerful a single testimony can be. No single voice can
speak for all.
Youth violence is much in the news these days. Different interest groups point
to different possible causes of the seeming increase in such violence. The NIH
has recently set aside several million dollars of funding and issued a call for
research on this topic. To date, over 150 researchers have submitted letters
saying they intend to apply for this funding. Peer review of these applications
and funding decisions will be made over the summer.
A third important theme is to understand and implement the most effective and
powerful ways to help young people grow both roots and wings. That is, to see
that the teens are grounded in their families and homes, but are able to move on
into the adult world. A continued investment in research-based, theoretically
grounded and culturally appropriate intervention studies designed to help youth
avoid risky behaviors and maintain healthy ones, with appropriate evaluation and
long term follow-up will provide guidance to parents, schools, churches and
other community organizations. A variety of interventions will be necessary, as
one size does not fit all.
2. Deliverables [grants, announcements, reports] for the Conference
Ann Siegal at DHHS/ASPE has a number of copies of the booklet produced from the
early findings of the AddHEALTH Study. "Reducing the risk: Connections that make
a difference in the lives of youth." This is an appropriate, interesting and
useful contribution from NIH-funded research.
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3. List of services provided to youth and families
The NIH does not provide direct services to youth and families, except insofar
as research is translated into stories in the press, interventions or best
practices for health care providers. However, NIH has a long-standing commitment
to address issues in adolescent health. Research has and will continue to
involve studies not only of health, but of cognitive development, adaptation,
relationship with significant others, as well as studies of the broader physical
and social contexts of adolescent development and behavior. Adolescence, after
infancy, is a time of maximum physical change. Young people and those they live
with and around experience great diversity in their responses to the extent and
timing of these physical changes. In addition to these significant physical
changes, adolescence is a period of major cognitive and intellectual growth. An
adolescent's ability to think, reason, evaluate and make choices is closely
related to the avoidance of high-risk behaviors, the maintenance of health, and
the ability to prepare for adulthood as a productive member of society.
Morbidity and mortality during adolescence are primarily the result of behaviors
rather than specific disease. Some of these behaviors are grounded in earlier
childhood, some are new.
4. Research, data and other materials that the organizers should look at and
that supports the themes suggested above.
It might be possible to provide a print-out of all the studies ongoing at NIH
that deal with adolescent issues. Given the time frame, this may not be useful.
At the first planning meeting for this conference, I gave Sonia Chessen, who is
now in the First Lady's office, a list of NICHD-funded researchers on these
issues. We will be glad to provide names and contacts for researchers on a
wide-range of youth-relevant studies.
Susan Newcomer, Statistician (demography),
Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch,
NICHD, 6100 Executive Blvd room 8B09, Bethesda MD 20892, USA
e-mail: [email protected] phone 301.435.6981 fax 301.496.0962
website http://nichd.nih.gov/about/cpr/dbs/
DPC
Second Chance Homes
Fact Sheet
1/25/00 DRAFT - INTERNAL USE ONLY
Although research on second chance homes is limited, early findings show that they can be
effective in reducing repeat pregnancies, increasing self-sufficiency, and improving children's
lives. An evaluation of the Massachusetts Teen Living Program (TLP), the most well developed
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state-run second chance home program in the nation, has demonstrated success.
Fewer Repeat Pregnancies: Teen mothers in Massachusetts second chance homes are half as
likely to have another child as other teen mothers. [About 50 percent of all teen mothers
have another child. In comparison, only 28 percent of teen mothers in second chance homes
became pregnant after leaving, and only 2 percent became pregnant while living in a second
chance home.]
Increased Self-Sufficiency: Nationwide, nearly 80 percent of single teen mothers end up on
welfare.² But once they leave the second chance program, about 44 percent find jobs and
nearly 30 percent no longer receive welfare.
More Likely to Complete High School: Nationwide, only one-third of teen mothers receive a
high school diploma.³ But many second chance homes require teen mothers to have or be
working toward completion of a GED or high school diploma. In Massachusetts, 65 percent
of teen mothers leaving their second chance homes were continuing education and training
activities.
Healthier Babies: In general, the children of teen mothers have lower birth weights⁴ and are
at greater risk of abuse and neglect. 5 But teen mothers in the Massachusetts program had
their children's immunizations up to date, knew how to prevent pregnancy, used appropriate
parenting techniques, and could manage a personal budget.
The Massachussetts Teen Living Program
The Massachusetts Teen Living Program (TLP) provides supportive, adult-supervised living
arrangements for teen (age 13 to 20) mothers and their children on welfare who have no other
housing alternatives.
Mothers and their children can reside in a TLP until they reach age 20.
Mothers pay 30% of their welfare check to "rent".
Mothers must have or be working toward a GED or HS diploma.
1
Evaluation of the Massachusetts Teen Living Programs, Boston University School of Social Work, June 1998.
2
Calculations based on the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979-1985) in Congressional Budget
Office. (1990, September). Sources of Support for Adolescent Mothers. Washington, DC:Author.
3
Maynard, R.A., (Ed.). (1996). Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the Costs
of Adolescent Childbearing, New York: Robin Hood Foundation.
4 Wolfe, B., & Perozek, M. (1997). Teen Children's Health and Health Care Use. In R.A. Maynard (Ed..), Kids
Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy,( 181-203). Washington,
DC: The Urban Institute Press.
5 George, R.M., & Lee, B.J. (1997). Abuse and Neglect of Children. In R.A. Maynard (Ed.), Kids Having
Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy (pp. 205-230). Washington, DC: The
Urban Institute Press.
All homes are staffed 24 hours a day.
3 programs have onsite child care, others have links to child care.
Teen parents receive life skills instruction, case management, and follow-up services.
The resident are required to attend high school or GED classes.
Teen parents receive assistance securing counseling and mental and physical health services.
Former residents receive follow-up services for up to 2 years after they leave.
Background
In 1995, as part of its welfare reform law, Massachusetts makes custodial parents under 18
who did not live with adult relatives or in an adult-supervised setting ineligible for welfare.
Teen Living Program Network was established in November 1995, recognizing that many
teen parents would need help finding adult supervised living arrangements.
The Department of Social Services currently operates the Teen Living Program Network of
23 homes across the states with 110 beds and 10 emergency beds.
The homes are run by nonprofits under contract with the DSS, including Lutheran Social
Services, Catholic Charities, the Salvation Army, Family Services of Greater Boston and
others.
State allocated $5.3 million in FY 1999 funds for the TLP Network. 92% of these funds
went to the homes, 5% went to evaluation and outreach, and 3% for administrative costs.
The Lutheran Social Services Teen Living Program, The Ruth House
Contact: Lauren Payne, Program Director - Very articulate.
Work (508) 580-5773
Home (781) 826-3070
553 North Main Street
Brockton, MA 02401
Abstinence only?
Lutheran Social Services is part of a network of MA's 23 state programs Teen Living
Program. TLP is like second chance home. LSS of New England - 45 cites doing diff't SVC
(disabled, elderly, refugee, etc) LSS is a faith-based org. but don't hire or work with only
Lutheran.
Mission - Help mothers to become self-sufficient adults and positive models for their
children.
History - started with private fundraising. Sept 1995 -- Got bldg, filled program with 10
moms and 14 kids (under 10) - 24 beds total. Moms could self-refer or thru shelter system.
Req'd to be homeless. 80% were teen, though open to all. Then got state grant to run TLP -
have 2 programs in state - Ruth House is one (group home), Worcester is other (3 apts).
Program structure - state agency IDs as homeless, and assessed. Open to ages 13 to 20 - can
stay until 20. Avg age 17. Req'd to be on welfare - pay 30% of welfare check for rent (for
2, $134 of $446), keep own FS and program van to go shopping, 5 cmty meals per week.
Must be on HS or GED program, then work or educational activity - most go to college.
Services - local HS school program w/ day care & counseling; parenting and life skills
training (early intervention); job search/employment services; case manager/family advocate;
24 hour staff with 2 house managers to supervise case staff who come in daily.
Cmty svc - local agencies do group sessions with themes such as child development,
domestic violence, STDs; state college provides interns who tutor or case mgrs in training;
churches (not just Lutheran) support for recreational activities like landscaping; lots of cmty
support.
Funding - State Dept of Transitional Assistance, DSS is contracted by DTA, donations, HUD
grantee to renovate, Reebok, toy company.
Brigid's Crossing
Merrimack Valley Catholic Charities Bureau
Contact: Juleen Chiaradonna, Social Worker, and Director Suzanne Whiting (haven't spoken to
her yet)
(978) 454-0081
221 Pawtucket Blvd
Lowell, MA 01854
Part of a network of MA's 23 state programs Teen Living Program. Second chance home. 7
beds - most are filled. Age 14-20 - can stay until 20 (up to 6 years). Avg age - 19. Opened
1997. Req'd to be on TANF, and 30% of benefit go to "rent" -- FS pooled and groceries are
bought together.
Services - link with daycare, GED programs, individual therapist, health.
Cmty-building - Catholic Charities role - one of state grantees to run program -- funding and
staffing. Can't talk about birth control or premarital sex, abortion.
Referrals by state - young homeless mothers. Assess their home, and refer to
Funding - DSS, D transitional assistance, church donations (clothing, furniture and toys)
Not sure about willingness to be highlighted - need to check
St Elizabeth's Regional Maternity Center
Contact: Keith Stormes, Director of Center - Very articulate.
Home (812) 284-4076
(812) 949-7305 www.stelizabeths1.org
621 E. Market St.
New Albany, IN 47150
4 programs, one is Transitional housing - new moms can stay up to 2 years learning
parenting skills. 18 and above. Regs prohibit teen moms - can't mix minors with adults
residents.
Maternity home - Broader than 2nd Chance Home, not just teens but open to any age.
Residents are referred to from other states, but primarily from throughout the state (25
counties in IN and 16 in KY). Goal for single mothers to become self-sufficient.
Caseworker makes life plan for success. Also to reconcile with family, so when baby is
born, they can return home. Not often case, so moms go to transitional. Reqmt - have
already or work toward GED or HS degree.
Avg age is 16. Max occupancy of 10 beds, avg about 8. About 40 residents per year.
Avg length of stay - varies, but usually 6 mos. Stay is lmtd to when give birth.
Services - pre and post natal care, health SVC, life skills, parenting skills, child care,
educational assistance.
Outcomes -- 90% qualify for FS, MA, WIC - 77% work their way off welfare.
Cmty bldg - work with UPS for scholarships, support of 100 difft churches and civics orgs,
for example, volunteers, gardening, labor coaches, mentor for lamaz, weekly dinners or
movies or recreational atmosphere, tutors.
Funding - charities and companies, federal funding -- HUD for transitional, state -
emergency shelter, local - for maternity.
Dept. of Labor
Kamela William <[email protected]>
03/13/2000 07:27:09 PM
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To:
Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP
CC:
Subject: FW: First Lady Conference on Raising Responsible Teens
> MEMORANDUM
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> From:
Kamela William
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> To:
Ruby Shamir
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RE: Responsible Teens Conference
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> DATE:
3/13/00
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O Two- three top issues essential to cover at the conference:
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> 1. At-risk youth
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> 2. Partnerships, i.e. DOL/DOJ on youth offender
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> 3. Coordination of resources
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> O Deliverables/Announcements
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> 1. At-Risk Youth Grant competition announcement of winners ($9 million
> total)
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what is twis?
> 2. Numbers day on youth (5/5)
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> 3. Herman/Reno day together around the issues of youth
> violence/reentry/job training
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> O List of services/programs:
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1. DOL spends approximately $2.7 billion on programs that serve youth,
> primarily by providing remedial education and training opportunities
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through the following programs:
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A. Youth Formula block grant -- $1 billion for year round and summer
> youth employment programs in over 600 communities around the
country
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B. Job Corps -- $1.4 billion for 119 residential Job Corps Centers
> around the country, providing some 60,000 young people between the ages
> of 16--24 with a second chance to secure a high school diploma
and
> acquire a vocational skill
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C. Youth Opportunity - $250 million in competitive grants recently
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awarded (February 25 with POTUS) to 36 communities around the
> country (urban, rural and Native American, most in EZ's or EC's)
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D. School to Work - -- $55 million this year for this Presidential
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initiative, jointly administered with the Department of Education;
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provides students with contextual learning through business partnerships
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> Research:
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> O DOL/ETA and its' Policy and Research office has some recent research
> papers which help to support program effectiveness and the need for
still have
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not
> services. We will supply titles and summaries to the First Lady's office
nec'd
> this week.
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> DOL/ETA contribution:
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o Assuming the total cost of the conference will be around $50,000;
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DOL/ETA suggested contribution ($5,000-10,000) given that a number of
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U.S. Department of Justice
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Office of Justice Programs
°JJDP
Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention
Office of the Administrator
Washington, D.C. 20531
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
March 10, 2000
TO:
Ruby Shamir
Assistant Director for Domestic Policy
Domestic Policy Council
THROUGH:
John] Wilson
Acting Administrator
FROM:
Kimberly J. Budnick K&B
Director, Concentration of Federal Efforts Program
SUBJECT:
Follow-up Information for the "White House Conference on Raising
Teenagers in the 21st Century"
At the meeting you convened with Federal agencies on March 3, 2000, to discuss the upcoming
"White House Conference on Raising Teenagers in the 21st Century", you requested that each of
the represented Federal agencies provide a summary of: 1) our recommended conference
issues/themes; 2) programs that our agency supports for young people and their families; 3)
research, data and other materials available; and 4) deliverables that we recommend for
announcement at the conference. Provided below is the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) review of these items.
1.
Recommended Issues and Themes for the Conference
Developing Positive Youth/Adult Partnerships. It is important to focus on the
development of positive communication skills between youth and adults, parents and
children. For your information, two promising youth/adult partnership curriculums have
been dcveloped: one by the National 4-H Council and another by the National Boys and
Girls Clubs.
Recognizing What Parents Do Right. Though the conference needs to highlight the
difficulties that parents face, it will also be important to focus on how parents are
successful.
Highlighting Effective Programming. The conference should be utilized as a vehicle to
educate parcnts, practitioner and other conference attendees about the availability of
effective programming which strengthens families.
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2.
Programming
The Strengthening American Families Initiative. In 1988 OJJDP launched a major
parenting initiative entitled Effective Parenting Strategies for Families of High Risk
Youth. Dr. Carol Kumpfer and her associates at the University of Utah conducted a
national search for effective family strengthening programs. During that search, 25
programs were selected from the more than 500 that had been nominated. The project
culminated in a national conference in December 1991.
Currently, the University of Utah, with collaborative funding from OJJDP and the Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention, is working to further enhance the dissemination of
model family-based programs and to examine the process of program selection and
implementation. Dr. Rose Alvarado from the University of Utah recently presented to the
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention examples of
promising program approaches to parent training and family strengthening.
Parental and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation. For over twenty years Dr.
David Olds, Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Preventive Medicine at the
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has been developing and testing a
program that helps low-income, first-time mothers deliver healthy babies, give them
proper care and avoid substance abuse and criminal behavior. Evidence shows that nurse
home visitation reduces juvenile offending. By promoting healthy maternal and child
functioning early in life, we can reduce the likelihood that children will develop serious
antisocial behavior, including criminal offending. Adolescents whose mothers received
nurse home visitation services over a decade earlier were 60 percent less likely than
adolescents whose mothers had not received a nurse home visitor to have run away, 55
percent less likely to have been arrested, and 80 percent less likely to have been convicted
of a crime, including violation of probation. Three components of the US Department of
Justice's Office of Justice Programs - OJJDP, BJA and the Executive Office of Weed and
Seed - are supporting implementation of this program in six high-crime, urban areas as
part of its Weed and Seed Safe Futures initiatives. This program is also one of 10
"Blueprints" programs supported by OJJDP as programs which, after a rigorous
evaluation, have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing violence and success in
replication across sites.
Parents Anonymous. Parents Anonymous leads a network of affiliated community-
based groups that hold weekly meetings led by parents and professionally trained
facilitators. The organization works to strengthen families by promoting parent
leadership, mutual support, shared leadership and personal growth. Programs that
support positive development are also offered for children. OJJDP has partnered with
Parents Anonymous since 1994 to promote shared leadership and mutual support in
ethnically and culturally diverse settings across the US.
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The Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program. The FAST Program focuses
upon building and enhancing youth's relationships with their families, peers, teachers,
school staff, and other members of the community. FAST works to:
Enhance family functioning by strengthening the parent-child relationship and
empowering parents to become primary prevention agents for their children.
Prevent school failure by improving the child's behavior and performance in
school, empowering the parents in their role as partners in the educational process,
and strengthening the child's and family's affiliation with the school.
Prevent alcohol and other drug abuse in the family by increasing the family's
awareness and knowledge of substance abuse and its impact on child development
and linking the family with appropriate assessment and treatment as needed.
Reduce the stress that families experience from daily life by developing ongoing
support groups for parents of at-risk children, linking the family with appropriate
community resources, and building the self-esteem of each family member.
Team H.O.P.E. (Help Offering Parents Empowerment): A Parent Support Network
for Families of Missing Children. This national network supports families with
missing children who have been abducted by a family member or a stranger. Team
H.O.P.E. parent volunteers speak from experience and represent families of children in
each of these circumstances either internationally or domestically. The program assists
law enforcement and other agencies in tending to the needs of families of missing
children. The program operates a hotline for referrals: 1-800-306-6311.
The National Center On Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ). EDJJ is
jointly funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, and the US Department of Justice, OJJDP. The Center is a 5-year project that
has been structured as a collaborative research, training, technical assistance, and
information dissemination program designed to understand and develop effective
responses to the needs of youth with disabilities who are currently in the juvenile justice
system or who are at high-risk for future involvement. The Center also focuses on
addressing the needs of the parents of these youth.
3.
Research, Data and Other Materials Available
Research
OJJDP's Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency demonstrates that
adolescents whose parents display problem behaviors are almost twice as likely to be
involved in serious delinquency as compared with adolescents whose parents do not
exhibit problem behaviors. Adolescents with delinquent peers are nearly ten times more
likely to be involved in serious delinquency than are adolescents who have fewer
delinquent friends. Moreover, for adolescents who are exposed to both risk factors --
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parents and peers who engage in problem behaviors -- serious delinquency is 17 times as
likely to occur. There is a syuergizing, multiplier effect on youth that strongly and
negatively impacts these children's lives. We are challenged to do our work better at
earlier points in time, as well as in our juvenile correctional systems.
Composition of families is an aspect of family life that is consistently associated with
delinquency. Children who live in homes with only one parent or in which parental
relationships have been disrupted by divorce or separation are more likely to display a
range of emotional and behavioral problems, including delinquency. As part of OJJDP's
Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency: the Rochester
Youth Development Study, the Denver Youth Survey, and the Pittsburgh Youth Study,
research teams interviewed 4,000 youth and their caretakers to analyze the prevalence of
delinquent behaviors, drug use and the number of family transitions the youth had
experienced. The researchers found that youth who had faced a substantial number of
family transitions, experienced decreased financial security and increased stress and
conflict. In Rochester, NY, and Denver, CO, the number of transitions had a significant
effect on delinquency and drug use, with the Pittsburgh data showing the same trend,
although not at a statistically significant level.
While many research studies have found that negative peer influence is a major reason to
initiate drug use or delinquency, parental disapproval has also been shown to be a major
deterrent not to engage in delinquent acts or to use drugs. Family variables are a
consistently strong predictor of antisocial and delinquent behaviors. According to Bry
and colleagues, in their research entitled Family-Focused Preventions of Drug Abuse:
Research and Interventions, there are direct paths from inadequate parental supervision
and peer deviance to problem behaviors. Many research studies suggest that parenting
and family interventions that decrease family conflict and improve family involvement
and parental monitoring should reduce problem behavior.
A new study of family by researcher Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work
Institute, produced a recent report and book entitled: "Ask the Children: What
America's Children Really Think About Working Parents". The study demonstrates
that an estimated two-thirds of America's children worry about what they perceive as
work-related stress and fatigue suffered by their parents. Though children in the study
gave their parents high marks in parenting, they wished their parents were under less
stress. Most notedly, children reported that they did not want more time with their
parents, but instead want better communication and more focused time, with parents
being less strained and tired.
Publications
OJJDP has developed many publications and resources which may be useful as tools for
parents and others who will be attending the conference. Provided below are some
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examples of publications available through OJJDP:
"Adolescent Motherhood: Implications for the Juvenile Justice System", Fact
Sheet #50, January 1997.
"Responsible Fatherhood", Fact Sheet #73, December 1997.
"When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide", OJJDP, Report, May
1998
"A Safety Net for the Internet: Protecting Our Children", Juvenile Justice Journal,
Volume V, Number 1, May 1998
Keeping Children Safe: Rhetoric and Reality", Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume
V, Number 1, May 1998
"Effective Family Strengthening Interventions", OJJDP Bulletin, Family
Strengthening Series, November 1998.
"Prenatal And Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation", OJJDP Bulletin,
November 1998
"Treatment Foster Care", OJJDP Bulletin, Family Strengthening Series,
December 1998
"Parents Anonyomus: Strengthening Familes", OJJDP Bulletin, Family
Strengthening Series, April 1999
"Preventing Violence the Problem-Solving Way", OJJDP Bulletin, Family
Strengthening Series, April 1999
"Preparing for the Drug Free Years", OJJDP Bulletin, Family Strengthening
Series, July 1999
"Family Disruption and Delinquency", OJJDP Bulletin, Youth Development
Series, September 1999
"Families and Schools Together", OJJDP Bulletin, Family Strengthening Series,
November 1999
"Parental Responsibility Laws", Juvenile Justice Reform Initiatives in the States:
1994-1996.
Websites
Children with Disabilities. OJJDP, through the Coordinating Council on Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has created a website for parents, teachers, youth
and others who have an interest in learning about assistance for youth with disabilities.
Located at "www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org" the website provides information
from and website links to all the Federal agencies as well as private foundations, covering
a vast array of information. This website is particularly useful for parents who are
working to meet the needs (emotional, physical, mental and behavioral) of their children.
A flyer which provides a description of this website is available.
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CD-Roms
Reducing Youth Violence: A Comprehensive Approach. This multimeida CD is
organized around a range of strategies, including strengthening families, that offer'a
comprehensive approach to addressing youth violence and juvenile justice issues. Parents
might find this CD-Rom useful in that much of OJJDP's reference material, such as
Family Strengthening Series publications published before April 1999, are available
directly in the CD. The CD also highlights other resources, training and technical
assistance.
Fight For Your Rights: Take a Stand Against Youth Violence. In 1999, OJJDP, in
conjunction with MTV, Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice, and the
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US
Department f Education, has developed a CD-Rom package entitled: "Fight For Your
Rights: Take A Stand Against Youth Violence." The target audience for this CD package
is teenagers. The package includes an action guide which highlights youth violence
issues, non-violent conflict resolution, mentoring, artistic responses to violence, youth
crime prevention, and advocacy. The inter-active CD-Rom includes music and messages
from current artists (Lauryn Hill, Dave Mathews Band, Everclcar and others) as well as
inter-active programming to go along with the action guide.
4.
Deliverables For the Conference
Parenting Website. OJJDP and the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention are developing a national website for parents. Similar to the
children with disabilities website, the parenting website will provide a catalog of
information currently available for parents through the Internet and will provide links to
all the major Federal agencies for accessing this information. This website will also
provide Internet links to various foundations, private and public organizations, and other
groups which provide information for parents through the Internet.
This website is under production. It will not be fully available by the date of the
conference (early May). However, the development of the website and its pending
availability could be announced at the conference.
Juvenile Justice Journal. OJJDP produces a publication entitled the "Juvenile Justice
Journal". OJJDP would like to offer the September edition for focusing on issues related
to parenting. As a lead article for the September edition, we propose to highlight the
conference and its proceedings, perhaps with an article lead-in from the First Lady or the
President.
CC:
Charles Simon, Deputy Associate Attorney General
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Willis, Joyce
From:
[email protected]
Sent:
Friday, March 10, 2000 7:30 AM
To:
Joyce,[email protected]
Cc:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Subject:
White House Conference on Teens
NW
WhiteHouseTeryCond
Joyce --
Attached is a draft of FNS' preliminary input that White House staff
would
like by COB today. Hopefully there will be no format problems coming
from my
computer to yours. As you indicated, you will meet with Shirley this
morning
to discuss this preliminary input and clear it with Shirley prior to
transmission to the white House.
Dorothy Caldwell wanted to make sure that Shirley decided whether or not
we
should use this Conference to announce the upcoming "Joint Statement of
Medical Associations on the Role of School in the Promotion of Health
Eating
Behaviors." Dorothy indicated this announcement could be ready in time
for
this Conference
After Shirley clears, the input should be sent to Ruby Shamir at the
White
House. It can be emailed to her at: [email protected] or faxed
to her
at (202) 456-2878. Ruby's phone number is: (202) 456-5696.
Please CC me a copy of what you send Ruby. I am out of the office
today, but
If you need assistance from SFPD staff, please contact Donna Hines.
Thanks.
Clara
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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE - RAISING RESPONSIBLE TEENAGERS
USDA - Food and Nutrition Service
Preliminary Information
Top_Issues/Themes
Healthy Eating Patterns for Teens/Families
Childhood Obesity and Overweight issues
Educating Teens/Families About Important Nutrition Issues and Available Services
Teen Pregnancy-Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality
Agency Grants, Announcements, Reports That Could Be Announced at the Conference
Joint Statement of Medical Associations on the Role of School in the Promotion of
Healthy Eating Behaviors
List of Services/Programs FNS Provides to Young People And Their Families
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) -- WIC's
goal is to improve the health of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding
postpartum women, and infants and children up to 5 years old. WIC provides
supplemental foods, nutrition education, and access to health services.
WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)- The FMNP provides WIC
participants with increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables at local farmers' markets.
Food Stamp Program - Food Stamps serves as the first line of defense against hunger for
millions of families. Food Stamps provides benefits monthly for eligible participants to
purchase approved food items at approved food stores. The Food Stamp Program enables
low-income families to buy nutritious food. Over half of all participants are children.
National School Lunch Program - The National School Lunch Program provides cash
reimbursements and commodity foods to help support non-profit food services in
elementary and secondary schools, and in residential child care institutions. Every school
day, more than 26 million children in 94,000 schools across the country eat a lunch
provided through the National School Lunch Program. More than half of these children
receive the meal free or at a reduced price. Regulations require school meals to meet
nutritional standards and to comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Federal
policy on what constitutes a healthful diet.
School Breakfast Program -- As in the school lunch program, low-income children may
qualify to receive school breakfast free or at a reduced price, and States are reimbursed
according to the number of meals served in each category. Meals must meet nutritional
standards similar to those in the National School Lunch Program.
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Child and Adult Care Food Program - This program provides cash reimbursements and
commodity foods for meals served in child and adult day care centers, and family and
group day care homes for children.
Summer Food Service Program -- More than 2 million low-income children receive meals
during school vacation periods through the Summer Food Service Program. All SFSP
meals are served free, and the Federal government reimburses local sponsoring
organizations for meals served.
Special Milk Program -- Children in schools, summer camps and child care institutions
that have no Federally supported meal program receive milk through the Special Milk
Program.
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSEP) - CSFP distributes food directly to
pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to 6 years of age
and the elderly,
Emergency Food Assistance Program - Provides commodity foods to States for
distribution to supplement food stocks of households, soup kitchens, and food banks.
Food Assistance for Disaster Relief - Tens of thousands of survivors of natural disasters
are fed by FNS and its partners every year through this program. Food assistance if
provided by FNS to State relief agencies and organizations like the Red Cross and
Salvation Army in times of emergency such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and winter
storms. Depending on the nature and severity of the crisis, FNS may provide commodity
foods for distribution to shelters and mass feeding sites; or commodity food packages for
distribution directly to families in needs; or approve issuance of emergency food stamps.
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) - FDPIR provides
commodity foods to low-income families who live on Indian reservations and to Native
Americans living near reservations.
Nutrition Assistance Programs in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas Islands - The territories provide block grant cash and coupons
to participants rather than food stamps or food distribution.
Team Nutrition - Team Nutrition is a nutrition education program that provides schools
with nutrition education materials for children and families, and technical assistance
materials for school nutrition service directors, managers and staff, and educational
materials to programs like WIC and Food Stamps.
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Research/Data to Support Conference Themes
Research shows that teenagers and other students do not have healthy eating patterns. For
example, data reflects the following:
Only one percent of youth meets all the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid; 16
percent do not meet any of the recommendations.(s)
Teenagers today drink twice as much carboriated soda as milk (2) and only 19 percent of
girls age 9 to 19 meet their Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium.(5,6)
About 12 percent of students report skipping breakfast and only 11 percent report eating a
breakfast that contains foods from three of the five major food groups and one-fourth of
the RDA for food energy.(3,4) The likelihood of eating breakfast declines with the age of
the student.(4)
Without nutrition intervention, pregnant teens are at greater risk of giving birth to low
birthweight infants and infants with other health problems.
References for the Statistics Noted Above and Other References
1. Excerpts of the Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans, 2000, available at http://www.ars.usda.gov/dgac/.
2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1999. Food and
Nutrient Intakes by Children 1994-1996, 1998. Online. ARS Food Surveys Research
Group, available at http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/home.htm.
3. Burghardt, John and Devaney, Barbara, "The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study,
" U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, October 1993.
4. Devaney, Barbara and Stuart, Elizabeth, "Eating Breakfast: Effects of the School
Breakfast Program, " U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, August 1998, PP. 10-11.
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2010: Understanding
and Improving Health, Conference Edition, or http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/
6. National Center for Health Statistics. The Third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey 1988-1994. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
National Center for Health Statistics, 1994.
7. "Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating, Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports, Vol. 45, No. RR-9, June
14, 1996, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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8. Munoz, Kathryn A, PhD, MPH, Krebs-Smith, Susan, PhD, MPH, RD, Ballard-Barbash,
Rachet, MD, MPH, and Cleveland, Linda E., MS, RD, "Food Intakes of U.S. Children
and Adolescents Compared With Recommendations," Pediatrics, Vol. 100, No. 3,
September 1997, pp. 323-329.
9. Troiano, Richard, PhD, RD, Glegal, Katherine M., PHD, Kuczmarski, Robert J., Dr PH,
RD, Campbell, Stephen M, MHS, Johnson, Clifford L., MSPH, "Overweight Prevalence
and Trends for Children and Adolescents," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent
Medicine, Vol. 149, October 1995, pp. 1085-1091.
10. Meyers, Alan F., MD, MPH, Sampson, Amy E., PHD, Weitzman, Michael, MD, Rogers,
Beatrice L., PhD, Kayne, Herb, PhD, "School Breakfast Program and School
Performance," American Journal of Diseases of Children, Vol. 143, October 1989, pp.
1234-1239.
MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION
FROM:
Shirley Sagawa [anyone else want to put their name on this?]
RE:
Soliciting input from youth for White House Conference
Meat
DATE:
March 13, 2000
Thank you for all your good advice regarding the possible White House Conference on "raising
teenagers." We are committed to obtaining quality input from young people themselves to
inform the conference planning. In order to involve a large and diverse group of young people,
we are inviting your organization to organize a focus group to discuss the following questions:
1.
What are the biggest challenges you and your peers are facing? Who has helped you
address those challenges - peers, parents, community groups, youth organizations, religious
organizations, schools, others?
2.
One of the themes we are exploring is personal responsibility of young people to
themselves, their families, and their communities? How do you define responsibility?
3.
What are the biggest influences on teenagers today - for example, peers, parents, media,
educators, other adults?
4.
If you one day have teenage children, what will you do that your parents have done?
What will you do differently? What advice would you give to parents of teenagers to help them
be more effective?
5.
Have youth groups, community organizations, schools, religious organizations, etc. been
important to you in navigating the teen years? What have they done that was helpful? Are your
parents involved in these organizations or is your involvement completely separate?
6.
If there were a White House Conference focusing on teenagers, what would you hope the
message coming out of the conference would be?
You may want to give the young people in your groups background information to help frame
their discussion. You can tell them that the White House is considering holding a conference
that will focus on parents and teenagers, and that we have asked for their input on these questions
because of the importance we place on their views. The conference will likely be in early May
and it will be available via satellite (we think) so anyone could participate if their school or
organization wants to host a downlink site. We ask that everyone participating in this input
process keep their involvement and the planning of the conference confidential.
We are prepared to receive input from the youth discussions in one of two ways: (1) the group
can write up their responses and mail, fax, or email them to MaryEllen McGuire [put in contact
[email protected].
gov
information]; and/or (2) appoint one youth representative to participate in a conference call with
White House staff to be held [fill in].
Please let us know if you will be holding a group and if you want to reserve a spot for a youth
representative on the conference. We very much appreciate your help with this important project.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
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