Young people feel 'isolated' in their community

Thesaff · 27 Oct 2010 at 09:32

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11629544
I read this and thought, no that is nothing new that is how i felt when i was young.
Is this a big crock of charity waffle or have things got worse?

Vonhelmet · 27 Oct 2010 at 09:45

And society continues to crumble...

Lock your doors, folks!

bloodiedathame · 27 Oct 2010 at 09:46

I felt the same when I was young, but then again I didn't go looking for trouble carrying a knife down my pants.

Thesaff · 27 Oct 2010 at 09:47

bloodiedathame said:
I felt the same when I was young, but then again I didn't go looking for trouble carrying a knife down my pants.

Knife in pants, cutty cocky.

eatcustard · 27 Oct 2010 at 09:47

Slow news day

Was the same in the 80s, and will be the same in 2080

bloodiedathame · 27 Oct 2010 at 09:50

Thesaff said:
Knife in pants, cutty cocky.

Maybe thats why so many kids have their hands down their front? Knife carrying gone wrong.

Andy90 · 27 Oct 2010 at 10:12

What a negative report - a classic case of dwelling on the bad statistics - what about the flipside?

From those figures there are a lot more kids who fit in, feel wanted and speak to older people, but the media doesn't want to talk about the good side of life.

flibbage0 · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:00

I'm really not bothered if I don't talk to people over the age of 40 near where I live, I've got friends that are as old as I am, I talk with them and we go to town and watch a film or we go around each others houses.

Reports like this do not help.

post 333 yeh.

fez · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:11

If you want to talk to somebody then do it. I spoke to my parents friends whenever I saw them but I wouldn't actively look for them. Again, we are looking for problems and then finding an excuse for why we have said problem. There is plenty for most people to do if they can be bothered to get off their arses.

We like to think that everything should be given to people and if they are not taking up the services on offer then its not their fault when they whinge about nothing to do.

Play football with some mates, socialise without being a ******* to everyone around.

Morba · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:15

they are isolated because they isolate themselves. quite simple really.

GravyMonster · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:17

And those who were not in education, employment or training were significantly more likely to feel isolated, the Trust said.

In other news, the sky is blue.

Castiel · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:17

Shock!, Horror! Kids are kids after all!!!!

Young people have always been this way, I was, everyone I know was. I expect your Grandparents were also, as were their Grandparents.

Cosimo · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:24

If they interviewed the ones they have in the picture then it’s not really surprising:

They don’t have anything better to do then to isolate themselves and walk the streets at night.

Stretch · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:33

Yeah, stop whinging and grow up will you.

Thesaff · 27 Oct 2010 at 11:57

Stretch said:
Yeah, stop whinging and grow up will you.

No i will not im 60 and im gonna wear lycra whether you like it or not!!

Jono · 27 Oct 2010 at 12:08

That's what you get when you have a couple of decades of using a TV as a makeshift parent.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Oct 2010 at 12:09

Jono said:
That's what you get when you have a couple of decades of using a TV as a makeshift parent.

I don't think this is the fault of TV.

BennyC · 27 Oct 2010 at 12:10

Morba said:
they are isolated because they isolate themselves. quite simple really.

Yup. If you don't go arround stabbing each other up and setting fire to one another then perhaps people might feel like they want to include you in the community.

agnes · 27 Oct 2010 at 12:12

Clip. Ear. Done.

TheMightyTen · 27 Oct 2010 at 12:13

Burnsy2023 said:
I don't think this is the fault of TV.

I think if you reread Jono's statement he is not implying that TV is at fault but bad and lazy paranting using TV as a means shirk the responsibilities of educating and entertaining children at home.