Is the pressure going away?

I remember those days—trying to fit in while I was in middle and high school—trying to make it through the years with confidence that those college years would be better. The high peer pressure, disrespect, and drug problems are still very present with our teenagers today.

I am currently in college. When I look back now, I can’t help but say, “Gosh, I’m so glad I’m out of there.”

You are not observing

Through experience, I can conclude this:

• Teenagers are good at staying quiet and not speaking about what they are doing outside the presence of their parents.
  
  
• Adults are good at being oblivious to the signs that these second lives of trouble could be taking place.

What is this site about?

After recently experiencing the loss of a young neighbor, a high school student, to suicide and noticing increased media attention on the concerns of teenager substance abuse and peer pressure, I was moved to create this web site and spread parent awareness on a number of problems that teenagers face today.

But most importantly, I am emphasizing the importance of keeping communication open between you and your kids.

Let’s make a change

It hurts me to see so many young people head their life down a dark and narrow road. I had a really great and inspiring person tell me this well-known proverb one day: “It takes a village to raise a child.”…and indeed it does.

It takes a whole community of people to learn from each other and make positive changes. I’m sure that along the road of life, we all will have taught each other something through an experience we will never forget.