What Are Teenagers In To These Days?

[ghotiff]

YouTube.
Xbox. If they aren't playing xbox they are watching YouTube videos of others playing xbox.
Steam. (Xbox for a pc)

Anything just a bit too old for them. I think this is a big difference for us. We here were forced to grow up too fast, they are desperate to.

 

[Gadgie]

It makes you wonder just what teenagers did before mobile phones and computers were invented? I know when I was young, we never had such things, yet we survived OK.

Mind you, I was a bit different from the other youngsters at the time, as I was always kept busy helping my Dad renovating a properly that my parents had bought, and were converting it into a restaurant and guest house. That kept me busy for a few years, as we were doing all the work ourselves.

Before that, when I was really young, we used to play out in the street, on the summer nights, playing ball games, or roller skating down the slope of our street.

There was also a large park near by where we used to play football and so on.

 

[Mytime]

Instagram
Selfie's
Music
Computer games
Video games
YouTube
Superhero movies
The Walking Dead
Dance moves

I'm sure I have more just can't think. lol

 

[anthony]

Now I need real life examples and understanding of parents, carers and associated individuals.

I think that is what you will get by asking them. The diversity here already... in a class of 20 you may have 2 meet x, 1 meet y, 3 meet a, 15 love d, and so forth.

What I have noticed, having some teens around the past several years, is that they're far more developed and mature than our generations ever were. The internet has broken down barriers for them so fast. No longer do they need spend two days reading a book to understand LGBT or such, they can watch it on youtube and understand things under 10 minutes. They have access to information that we never had access. They access cultural diversity and such in minutes now, they don't need to fly to another country, they can watch it, live.

You could nearly apply adult logic to 16 year olds nowadays... other than they still often have the immaturity aspect to rationalise wise concepts. Some do... most attempt, but ignore and do their thing. They're learning... and WOW, are they learning much faster than we ever did or could without the internet.

I honestly look forward to reading about your escapades with all this... sounds exciting for you.

 

[ms spock]

I am pretty excited @anthony. It is going to be great.

I love the aliveness, the sassiness and the informed nature of teenagers today that I have met. But I want to broaden my understandings.

I am doing really well in symptom management, on the whole, and I love the aliveness of teenagers.

I was pretty sophisticated and well spoken young person - at 15 I was on national and state committees.

I know most of them are pretty smart and savvy. I just want to learn more - and it is interesting even if what people say is not on the money - it gives me a window into how people think about teenagers.

 

[anonymous]

I have twin 16 yr. old's and this a lot of what they're up to.
Chess
Discussion and interest in: Colleges, Planning for the future, Finances, Employment, Dating, N. Korea, History, Politics, 2016 Presidential Campaign
Homework
Baseball
Socializing
Their friends
Movies: Batman Vs. Superman and several others
Debating
Employment , his paycheck and saving
Culinary, Baking, TV show “Chopped”
Apple Ipad
Music: You tube, record player
Walking, hikes
Tv: “Girl Meet Boy,” “Daredevil”,” The Walking Dead”
Comic Con
Spending
Chris Evans
Marvel Movies and Marvel Comics
Playstation
Shooting hoops
Minecraft
Drums

 

[void]

That I am really aware of - but to start to drill down into specifics I need to talk with people who hav...

They will be VERY VERY VERY lucky to have you!:happy::geek::bookworm:

My teachers were SOOOOOOOOO useless, OMFD!!!
Bottom-of-the-barrel tiny town school, isolated, drunk-at-work types.......:poop::poop::poop:.

What age cohort do you desire to edumacate???

 

[void]

According to my partner, who's a teacher:
Into Instagram and Snapchat. Not Facebook..
Into their phones...

If you mean 'Sexting', a lot of children do not know that any and all nude images of minors......even if of themselves are ILLEGAL.......NO exceptions............and are officially considered 'Child Pornography' by ALL National and International LEAs.

HUGE problem with that here....many adults and children have never thought of it that way.

Penalties for possession, viewing, production, transmission, distribution are VERY REAL.

They may think it's a joke or some naughty fun..........the Law however is not laughing.

.......and what goes on the Web stays there......forever.

 

[ms spock]

I was listening to a radio program that said that about 50-60% of young people are sexting in Australia and that it is a major thing to educate the young people about.

I will be doing 10-15 for this prac @void and 10-18 for next prac.

 

[Ellabella44]

soon to be 17 D - pinterest, tumblr, minecraft, homestuck - which is a text based game ish thing, online games, baking, community service through girl scouts and also helps me when I volunteer at the cat shelter when she is off from school. Supernatural, Walking Dead, Movies

14 year old son - watching you tube broadcasts of people playing games
pokemon
minecraft
legos
cooking
movies

 

[void]

I was listening to a radio program that said that about 50-60% of young people are sexting in Australia...

@Ms Spock

It is a serious problem here too....and some ppl just don't 'get' it.

Gotcha!
Enjoy them!:D

 

[barefoot]

If you mean 'Sexting', a lot of children do not know that any and all nude images of minors......even if of...

Yes, exactly. I know my partner's school have had the police in a few times to talk to the kids about what it really means legally to be taking and sharing such photos (ie making and distributing child pornography). They have no idea that they're breaking the law and that they could end up on the sex offenders register - and worse.

A popular TV police drama in the UK has just started running a storyline on this - a detective's 16 year old daughter is arrested after her 15 year old boyfriend's mum finds the photos on his phone. I suspect a lot of people might think it's unrealistic or over the top but I think it's good that they are highlighting the issue and I'm interested to see how the storyline pans out.