How old were you when you first genuinely fell in love with someone that resulted in a relatively lasting, satisfying relationship?
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posted by WhitenoisE
on May 19, 2013 -
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What options in the USA are there for sending my 18yo niece on a trip to Asia with a group of similarly aged folks this summer.
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posted by Long Way To Go
on Jan 12, 2013 -
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Why has there been no new youth subculture since 1998? 1960s had hippies, '70s had disco and punk, '80s had hip hop and goth, '90s had grunge. And yet kids and twenty-somthings have been wearing trucker caps and ironic sunglasses for 15 years now. What happened?
posted by four panels
on Nov 10, 2012 -
44 answers
The non-profit where I work runs an employment program for teens. I've been tasked with helping to come up with content for a facebook page for this program. We'll be posting info on local job opportunities, but I'm looking for more general resources on employment & education for teen audiences. Are there any good blogs or websites? Podcasts? Youtube channels? Books worth reading & recommending? Other sources for ongoing content?
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posted by nerdcore
on Sep 11, 2012 -
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I'm going to rent a lens for my Nikon D5100 for the weekend to shoot a bunch of youth (8-10 year olds) soccer games. What would be the best lens at a reasonable price?
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posted by Doofus Magoo
on Sep 3, 2012 -
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What are the ways we could expand services and support available to LGBT young people online?
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posted by Kirn
on May 2, 2012 -
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Help me think of examples of brands/products that used to be cool, connected & sought after by youth (let's say 17-25) around the world, but have fallen out of favor.
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posted by red_rabbit
on Apr 21, 2012 -
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I'm 26 with a young looking face. I also tend to dress casually and don't really want to spend a long time getting ready in the morning. I used to wear some lipstick and eyeliner to make me appear older, but I want to project a more natural look.
What can I do to make myself look more my age? Glasses? Darker hair? Certain hair styles? I do have short hair up to my shoulder.
posted by eq21
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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For practically everyone I know, myself included, their 20s contained the best times of their lives and many experiences that likely will not be repeated or enjoyed as thoroughly as they get older. What is the secret for me - or anyone else - to recapture the magic of youth as life goes on and responsibilities grow? More details, including snowflakes, inside.
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posted by st starseed
on Apr 2, 2012 -
54 answers
Remember that book you read at exactly the right time in your life? Looking for recommendations for books for a young man 17/18 years old.
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posted by Morrigan
on Feb 27, 2012 -
65 answers
Where do the more fashionable young men in NYC get their slacks? I need some nice pants and I don't want to look like my father. Where can I get some fashionable, slimmer, non-break, pants in NYC?
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posted by Bengston
on Feb 16, 2012 -
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My wife is the director of an after school program that serves low income minority youth in grades 3 through 12. She is looking for practical tips to share with direct service staff around positive support of youth, program structures that work, behavior management, and incentives. What resources might you recommend (web or print)? What suggestions do you have as to what's successful or ways to assist in training and supporting staff within programming. Thanks.
posted by mathmatters
on Dec 15, 2011 -
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I was harassed by some teenagers on the street and kicked one of them, how could I have handled this better?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 6, 2011 -
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You're a young person, in your 20s or so, and you've noticed that quite a few of your similarly-aged peers & friends are in desperate need of care due to major mental and emotional health challenges - which are taking a toll on everything else. However, support services for this group are lacking. What could you learn or train in to be able to be a better source of support and care for your peer community?
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posted by divabat
on Oct 20, 2011 -
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In the late 1990s a well-educated 18-year-old boy, homeschooled on a farm somewhere like West Virginia, published a book commenting on American society and politics from a classical perspective. His story was covered by major newsmagazines, and he went on to an Ivy League school. Who was he?
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posted by Harvey Kilobit
on Aug 15, 2011 -
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I've failed college and I don't feel like returning, at all. In fact, every single day I stay here seems like a waste. So, I might as well do what I was planning on graduation: Get as far away as possible and start over. Question is, where?
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posted by shoebox
on Jul 12, 2011 -
31 answers
Tell me about Youth app development projects, please!! Things like the
Stanford Fall 2007 "Facebook Class" are a good starting point but we're even more interested in projects in underprivileged community (US/non-US) or developing country contexts that involve youths in app development (for any platform, not just Facebook and including mobile).
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posted by zresearch
on Jun 10, 2011 -
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Looking for specific suggestions of particularly innovative successful/popular US national-level grassroots right-wing civics activist groups (can be conservative, libertarian, religious, non-religious etc. etc; but not extremist) for an academic research project. We are especially interested in youth-focussed/web & new media-savvy/participatory culture savvy groups. Any research report (academic or non-academic) recommendations are most welcome too.
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posted by zresearch
on May 26, 2011 -
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"You mean Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?" I'm looking for a modern equivalent to this phrase, meant to express the youthful ignorance of history, even very significant history. Especially when such ignorance surfaces in a way that's jarring to folks who were there.
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posted by Myself
on Jan 29, 2011 -
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I'm approaching 30, but people usually assume I am 17-21. Question for other people who look or looked super young compared to their peers -- am I likely to age more suddenly than most people?
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posted by KLF
on Jan 19, 2011 -
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When I used to do testing for the State Employment service we had what we called a general "interests inventory" test ("Would you rather collect butterflies or draw a picture of a building?") We would give it to young people to help determine what areas of work they might like to pursue.
Is there a current, free online test like that?
My nephew wants to try to begin to set his son on a career path (freshman in high school) but the young man doesn't seem interested in anything special.
Thanks.
posted by Tullyogallaghan
on Jan 18, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm planning a week-long summer camp for kids (aged 10-14 or around there) with a focus on natural movement/fitness in Ontario. I've never planned a summer camp before, and I'm worried I'm missing some big considerations. Does anyone have experience putting together these kinds of outdoor adventure/orienteering camps? Please, drown me in the questions I should be asking myself.
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posted by lizifer
on Jan 18, 2011 -
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I work at a non-profit that serves at-risk and homeless youth in the Bay Area. My program specifically supports youth in finding sustainable employment and provides ongoing job and career coaching. I need help understanding how to interface with large corporations since I have never worked in that environment. More inside.
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posted by tessalations999
on Dec 30, 2010 -
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Legal question (but not for an actual legal matter! Just for research on a present project.) What would the likely typical sentence for a teenage kid under Canada's
Young Offenders Act (since replaced by the Youth Criminal Justice Act)?
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posted by southvie
on Nov 18, 2010 -
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What resources are available to an aspiring teen entrepreneur in British Columbia?
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posted by mossicle
on Nov 6, 2010 -
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I want to be involved in some sort of theater company, but my high school's theater program is less than enviable. Is there any youth musical theater group in New York I would be interested in?
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posted by auiricle
on Oct 24, 2010 -
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How dangerous are non-rocket motorcycles? I am not looking to tool around 100mph+ here, just thinking about getting one to use in a city and single lane country highways.
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posted by brocklanders
on Oct 12, 2010 -
44 answers
I need some rather specific statistical data: the number of tourists to visit Berlin in the past few years, broken down by
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posted by LMGM
on Sep 23, 2010 -
3 answers
My brother is moving to New York soon. What would be a good, useful gift for him? More after the fold.
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posted by glaucon
on Aug 23, 2010 -
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Sociology and Homeless Filter: Looking for research on how a cities policies on pan handeling and homelessness affect youth culture, but also some general thoughts on wether or not pan handeling should be allowed from a perspective of love and support.
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posted by peripatew
on Jul 27, 2010 -
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How can I stop a group of young boys who I have a leadership role over from making homophobic comments, in a way that will make them ACTUALLY stop, not just when I'm around?
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posted by Quadlex
on Jul 13, 2010 -
69 answers
Where would you go and what would you do if you're a young museum- and nature-loving teen on her first trip to England?
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posted by Hardcore Poser
on Jun 13, 2010 -
25 answers
Failedpolyamoryfilter: Help! I care for two people and I have to choose between them. What does one base a decision like this on? How do I tackle this situation?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 4, 2010 -
26 answers
I’ve volunteered to represent the United States at an international night for 10-13 year old girls. What sort of fun activities that reflect American culture could I organize?
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posted by emd3737
on Apr 21, 2010 -
25 answers
How many juveniles were incarcerated in 2009?
posted by dtpollitt
on Apr 1, 2010 -
5 answers
My father says that a decline in morals and standards is a particularly modern occurrence. What argument, quotes or sources can I use to persuade him that people have been complaining of societal decline for thousands of years?
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posted by Petrot
on Dec 26, 2009 -
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Help this mom understand the difference, in coaching youth sports, between being competitive and being an asshole.
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posted by Sweetie Darling
on Nov 30, 2009 -
23 answers
