Generational poverty is when families grow up and live in poverty for at least two generations, usually more. It is caused by: As you can see from our list of causes, generational poverty is not something that is the result of being lazy. So often we hear people say, “oh, they are just too lazy to get a job, that’s …
In part one, we talked about how new social media is and how this is the first generation of teens to never know a time without it. We looked at some of the effects it is having on relationships and self-esteem as well as increasing anxiety in teens as well as adults. As promised, we’re now going to look at …
For most of us social media and teenagers is a new concept. The first social media site started in 1997, it was SixDegrees, most say that social media didn’t really start until the early 2000s and MySpace was the first to reach enough users to make a change in society. Today’s teenager has no concept of a time before social …
Summer is almost over, but there is still lots of fun to be had. What activities are most important to you and your family? It’s time to sit down together and make a bucket list – what do you want to achieve before the end of summer? Here are the top five in the top five categories! Fun Work What? …
Fathers are needed. It is obvious to even the most casual observer that a good father figure is needed in a child’s life. There are clubs and organizations that provide youth with men to assist in guiding them. If you boil it down, that is what the largest youth organization, the Boy Scouts (which spans 216 countries) provides. Yes, there …
It takes a little effort and some thought, but the payoff for having strong family relationships is well worth it. Studies have shown that relationships with family members affect us throughout our lives. They can be of great benefit to us in all aspects of our lives, enabling us to cope with stress, create healthy attitudes and behaviors, enhance our …
Covid-19 hit everyone hard, including families. It changed our lives in many ways. Is it still changing our lives? Yes! It has made changes in many people’s closest relationships – the family. As we spent more time in our homes, we spent more time with family than friends. For many this means that their families were brought closer together. For …
We’ve all been in situations where we feel helpless to stop something bad from happening. Maybe you’re just a little too far away from someone who is falling to stop them. Perhaps you walk into a room just in time to see the knife slip and someone cut themselves badly while preparing a meal. These are just things that happen, …
Many people have the opportunity to sit in ignorance of domestic violence, often they say it only occurs in other countries or perhaps there is some in the US, but it’s mostly among those who are using drugs or alcohol. They are surprised and shocked to learn that according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Finances and Domestic Abuse …
Many of us start out each year by looking at ourselves and our lives and setting goals for improvement. That’s nice, but they don’t really seem to stick. According to Forbes, 55% of people keep their resolutions for less than a year, and 11% for less than a month. Action-oriented goals are more likely to be kept than avoidance-oriented goals. …
