Youth Empowerment Gifts

"I can't decide whether to run away or just get off the grid."

JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS HERE!, ''Trustworthy, friendly, loyal, helpful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, obedient and cheerful' -- This is going to look GREAT on my resume!'

'Well, Scout Smith, escort the little old lay across the street.'

"And the way you kids kick ass today will speak volumes about the leaders of tomorrow you will be."

"Fellas, I invited Max here to give us a fresh, millennial take on how to get out of the inning."

"What I miss during school holidays is not going out on strike every Friday."

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

'Hmmphhhh ... High on Life. Now that's something the government ought to regulate.'

Teens.

A girl climbs a ladder of books

"Sure, Pop, I see the ball—what I don't see are incentives."

"We don't make cookies anymore - I'm selling Girl Scout apps."

Alcohol and Tobacco Danger

'I'm guessing it'll have to be by text.'

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

The Evolution Of Manhood

The Minor Issue

"I'm class president. I need a really big airplane."

"A school's purpose is to excite, engage and stimulate its students' minds...or so I'm told."

Girl to mother: 'Don't call me a teenager. From now on, I want to be referred to as a pre-adult.'

Courting The Youth Vote

'I just think everyone in the family should have the same rights and privileges.'

'Don't get me wrong, I love children. I'm just not ready to hire them.'

Student wrestling with life issues.

Gen Z

"There aren't many jobs for teenagers these days."

"You are polling very well with the highly motivated 18 to 26 year olds who never vote."

"Don't worry, son. You're just at that awkward age."

'If youth is so important why didn't god give the ten commandments to someone younger?'

'By the time we grow up we'll have complete equality with men...Ulcers, high blood pressure,heart attacks...'

'We're not called young offenders social workers any more. I'm a scum whisperer.'

Now, that's how you build a wall.