Today's Youth

I've decided to write about a topic I have written about before in H.S. because I feel it is important.
In my opinion, today’s youth should combat negative moral influences by finding a role model whom they look up to and who leads by setting great examples. A role model could set precedents in a young person’s life as to how they could aspire to be someday. Getting involved in positive school or community programs could also help students avoid negative influences. If more teenagers believed in themselves as well as their dreams, pessimistic ethical pressure would not be a problem because their confidence would be high and success would be the only option.
Today’s youth face many problems everyday but it is up to us to decide whether we want to be a part of the problem or problem solvers. Everyone has at least one person in their life that they desire to be like because of their superior qualities. I conclude, if our youth find their role model they will be more likely to combat negative moral influences because they will have someone they look up to. This means they will have someone to talk to and discuss whatever negative issues are going on. If this person is truly a good person he or she will give quality advice and will be willing to help. The teen will be attached to this person because they can relate, feel comfortable, and want to be like them. If the media, school, and music industry focused on more intellectual things and people, this could help the generation discover their role models and pursue their proper talent. If schools, parents, family and community leaders took the time out to get to know and understand students, this could help. Once you talk to someone, you find out his or her hobbies and interests. By doing this, parents could reach out to schools to request more programs or get new activities created. By popular demand and word of mouth community leaders could enforce such things to happen. If a child is offered to do something they love to do, he or she is going to do it no matter what the task is. I think parents and school officials should really reach out and promote such programs or projects just to get the youth involved. In some cases children tend to get in trouble because they are at the wrong place at the wrong time but if their involved in some community program or project, they’d be occupied with positive non-violent activities. By being involved with some type of legal and constructive group teens will more likely be under a positive moral influence instead of a harmful one.
Lastly, everyone needs to have self-confidence in order to believe in himself or herself. If the youth today are praised more than they are put down this, will build their self-esteem and give them tremendous confidence. Even if they live in a world that seems impossible, confidence will give them hope, which will lead to dreams and accomplishments. They will see someone like their role model and realize how all their dreams have come true and think, “ I can do it too!” All they need is one person in their corner pushing them, praising them, and believing in them and they will accomplish any goal without negative moral setbacks because they will have positive thoughts, dreams, and people in their life.
To sum up my thoughts, today’s youth just needs society‘s attention so they can provide successful goal-oriented role models, more improved activities and programs and confidence within themselves in order to combat negative moral influences. With hope, help and happiness a little can go a long way.