Youth Support Pillows

Gangs and drugs.

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!'

"Winning isn't everything, Josh. Not being the reason your team loses is everything."

'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."

Regardless children just want to fit in.

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.'

'I'm the new kid on the team. Where's my signing bonus?'

"Benjamin, we've discovered, is quite gifted at third base."

'My goldfish died. I over-watered him.'

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

Adult Crime, Not Adult Logic

Criminal Youths Need Help Instead of Punishment!

"It's been a tough season, and you tried your hardest, son. But you're being traded."

Alcohol and Tobacco Danger

'Guys! Everyone yelling ‘What the hell' in unison is not my idea of team spirit!'

"Okay everyone come and get your helmets and pads - players' sizes on the left, parents' on the right."

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

The Minor Issue

What's this about? The recession is devastating chain stores. Save our mall. They're the lifeblood of teen culture as we know it. What are your solutions? We're having a massive shop-in this Saturday! Shop 'til you drop. Big $$. Like a day of service? Exactly! But you'll feel even better about yourself.

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

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

Student wrestling with life issues.

'We call it 'Fred'. He's our best penalty kicker.'

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

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

Gen Z

Adult Crime, Not Adult Logic

'In the off-season I generally do some hunting and fishing, help out in my father's auto showroom, have knee surgery, and work out in my hometown youth center.'

"Let's hope on this visit there are no runs, no hits, no errors."

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

"My mom said I can't come here anymore." "What? Why not, Billy?" "She said she sends me here to get hot chocolate, not to get bad relationship advice." "What 'bad' advice? All my advice is solid gold." "You told me to call the IRS with an anonymous tip about Andrea Wheaton's father avoiding taxes, so next time he tells her I'm a bad influence he'll look like a hypocrite." "That didn't work?"

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