The content of this program is based on real-life examples of more than twenty nationwide school shootings and the stories behind the shooters’ lives. Root causes are examined, as well as the myths and realities of their origins in the media. Students are asked to consider how this problem directly impacts their lives and [...]
In this moving presentation, Scott Fried reveals the secrets most teens would like to keep from their parents, giving detailed personal accounts of teens from around the world. He offers specific ideas and techniques on communicating with a teenager through this difficult time of adolescent angst and their experience as the newest members of [...]
In this discussion, Scott outlines different types of bullying in our teen communities, including the use of the Internet and modern technology as well as speech to wound, manipulate or lie and how it not only hurts others but damages our own soul's development. This workshop offers ways to help revert this harmful behavior, [...]
This workshop addresses adolescence's feelings of isolation and separateness and teaches them to embrace the difficult issues that arise as they grow to adulthood. Scott shares how his own journey has led him to help young people make peace with life's demanding circumstances. Using case studies and real emails from teens in crisis, Scott takes participants [...]