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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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What does your teen know about sex? Maybe you're aware that he or she has had a health class or two dealing with the subject. But did you know that some students are learning about dating and their own sexuality by watching live drama? During the regular school year, The Manchester Youth Theatre travels to junior high schools around New Hampshire to perform for their youngeer peers. The Teen Health Cinic along with the YWCA of Manchester were kind enough to gather these young performers so we could watch a demonstration of what some of our teens are learning. |
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Roll tape -- exterior of blding voice under from scene -- Dating scene -- track Two of the actors from The Manchester Youth Theatre - or M-Y-T perform "First Date." This vignette of a couple at the movie theatre is just one of many scenes that's been performed at New Hampshire Junior High Schools across the state. -- more nat of scene? -- break up with this sot 50:21 It's an interesting way to present the facts, Everyone gos through Dare and health class pounded into our heads. We go at it a little bit deeper into the subejcts. 50:42 -- more of dating scene -- track M-Y-T's performances move from the innocence of that first date to the consequences of teen pregnancy. -- Teen pregnancy scene -- sot Tony 43:27 I really think it help with Junior High students who may not have been in that scenario before they can make more informed decisions 43:50. -- more pregnancy scene -- sot Zoe 47:00 Basically to think about things you're doing, know who you're partying with be careful cause you could end up pregnant if you don't use protection., if you have sex it's a hard road want then to see that 47:25 -- Devon 47:39 I think a lot of tmes in junior high kids don't realize how serious sex is. They think of it as playing around with no consequences. Stuff like this doesn't happen to me. That's naive though. Have to get it our of their head. If having sex need to learn there are consequences for their actions. 48:07 -- track M-Y-T also pokes a little fun at mom and dad trying to talk about sex to their teen. -- sex and the waterhose sot |
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Tomorrow we'll be joined by a panel of experts to talk about ways we can help teens deal with their sexuality. Now, however we're going to hear more from the teenagers themselves. We've travelled the state to speak with groups of teens. In this program we're at the Keene YMCA. |
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Allison: ARE KIDS SEXUALLY ACTIVE IN JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL, IS SOME OF IT JUST TALK OR WHAT DO YOU THINK, YOU'RE NODDING YES. YEAH, LIKE I KNOW A BUNCH OF KIDS WHO HANG OUT THERE ART LIKE GOOD PEOPLE, LIKE THEY DO DRUGS AND STUFF, AND YOU CAN HEAR THEM TALKING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. Allison: WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIE, YOU'RE IN JUNIOR HIGH, DO YOU HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE DOING THAT KIND OF STUFF ALREADY? YEAH, LIKE A LONG TIME AGO LIKE PEOPLE DOING IT IN LIKE 5th AND 6th GRADE. YOU THINK I WAS FOR REAL? YEAH, DEFINITELY FOR REAL, KNOWING THESE PEOPLE. Allison: DOING LIKE EVERYTHING? YES. Allison: WOW. IN 5th AND 6th GRADE. DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY EDUCATION AS FAR AS ALL THAT GOES AT THAT YOUNG OF AN AGE? WELL, A LITTLE BIT. LIKE WE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND STUFF. WE WENT TO, I WENT TO A DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE BOTH WENT TO A DIFFERENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE USED TO LIVE IN MASS, SO THEY STARTED TEACHING US IN LIKE 4th GRADE ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF, BECAUSE BY 5th GRADE SOME OF THE GIRLS ALREADY HAD KIDS. Allison: ARE YOU SERIOUS? YEAH. IN HEALTH CLASS THE TEACHER HAD A PICTURE AND SHE SAID, WELL, I HAD THIS GIRL IN 6th GRADE AND SHE CAME BACK IN 8th GRADE AND SHOWED ME THIS PICTURE OF THIS LITTLE GIRL AND IT WAS HER 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. AND I WAS JUST SO SHOCKED THAT SHE HAD ALREADY HAD A KID THAT WE JUST STARTED REALLY LIKE PUSHING THE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO USE PROTECTION IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT AND YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT RIGHT NOW ANYWAY. Allison: WAS IT EFFECTIVE IN THE GIRLS AND GUYS THINKING ABOUT THIS? I THINK IT'S MORE THE GIRLS, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH YOU THINK THE GUY YOU HAVE SEX WITH WILL STAY AROUND IF YOU HAVE A KID MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T. THEY'RE JUST AS SCARED AS YOU ARE AND YOU'RE KIND OF THE ONE THAT GIVES BIRTH TO IT SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH IT. Allison: WAS THAT A GOOD IDEA OF YOUR TEACHER TO HAVE THAT? YEAH, BECAUSE MOST OF THEM NEED TO HEAR ABOUT IT, AND IT'S LIKE THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME, I'LL USE A CONDOM AND IT WON'T MATTER, YOU KNOW. BUT TO ACTUALLY KNOW THAT SOMEONE YOUR AGE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO, IT WAS REALLY EFFECTIVE. AND IT KIND OF SCARED ME A LITTLE, THAT IT COULD HAPPEN, THAT, YOU KNOW. Allison: SO WHAT YOU DID MAYBE WAS WORTH SOMETHING THAT GOT PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION. YEAH. Allison: IN HIGH SCHOOL AND STUFF? I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO IT, I HEAR ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT OPENLY, WHICH I WISH THEY WOULDN'T. BUT THEY DO ALL SORTS OF SEXUAL THINGS, NOT JUST SEX, BUT OTHER THINGS THAT NOT EVEN, I MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT YET. IT DEFINITELY IS STRANGE TO ME BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH IT. AND I GUESS I HOPE THAT THEY USE PROTECTION, BUT I ALSO GET UPSET WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT LIKE PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND HOW THEY'RE GOING THERE BECAUSE, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT GETTING PROTECTION AND BIRTH CONTROL, IT'S JUST A HARD TOPIC TO HEAR YOUR FRIENDS TALKING ABOUT. Allison: YEAH. WHY DO YOU THINK THEY TALK ABOUT IT? IS IT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO FEEL COOL ABOUT IT, IS IT BECAUSE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MOTIVATION IS? I JUST THINK THAT WE'RE SO, THEY THINK THAT IT'S NORMAL, SO I KNOW LIKE YEARS AGO YOU WOULD NEVER HEAR IT, IT PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN HAPPEN AS MUCH EITHER. BUT NOW IT'S JUST, IT HAPPENS SO MUCH THAT PEOPLE THINK THAT, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT BEING JUDGED AS MUCH JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY DOES IT NOW. Allison: BOYS, DO THEY TALK ABOUT IT IN 8th GRADE? YEAH, THEY DO. THEY LIKE TALK ABOUT CARRYING AROUND PROTECTION, JUST IN CASE. Allison: THEY SAY HEY LOOK I HAVE IT? YES, THEY DO, JUST TO SHOW OFF. Allison: IF I SAY TO YOU, ARE YOU HEALTHY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU, WHAT DOES HEALTH, WHO WANTS TO START? I THINK IT'S THAT YOU'RE ACTIVE, THAT YOU EAT WELL, AND YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP, AND THAT YOU FEEL PRETTY GOOD. Allison: IS THAT SOMETHING YOU TRY TO DO? YEAH. DEFINITELY. Allison: HOW ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS OR HOW ABOUT PEOPLE AT SCHOOL, DO YOU SEE KIDS, YOU'RE GOING INTO 11th GRADE, THAT TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, MAYBE SOME THAT DON'T THINK ABOUT IT AS MUCH? YEAH, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, I THINK MOST PEOPLE DO. BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT DON'T. Allison: WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF YOU, WHEN I SAY HEALTH, ARE YOU THINKING ALONG THE SAME LINES, DO YOU INCLUDE ANYTHING ELSE AT ALL? I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR PERSONALITY AND THE WAY YOU ACT, AND IF YOU'RE HAPPY AS WELL. LIKE IT'S NOT PHYSICAL. Allison: MENTAL HEALTH, YOU WOULD INCLUDE THAT TOO? YES. Allison: SO WE'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE, AND I ASKED THEM, HAVE YOU EITHER IN HIGH SCHOOL OR JUNIOR HIGH AT THIS POINT RUN INTO PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS MAYBE WITH DEPRESSION OR GETTING HELP FOR THAT, OR WOULD YOU ALL KNOW WHERE TO GO IF YOU HAD A FRIEND THAT WASN'T FEELING WELL MENTALLY? I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. Allison: WHAT ABOUT IN HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU GUYS HAD A FRIEND THAT YOU FELT WAS MAYBE DOWN IN THE DUMPS? I THINK I'D KNOW WHERE TO GO, BUT I WOULD NOT KNOW WHETHER TO OR NOT. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE PERSON WOULD WANT ME TO. THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY WORRY. Allison: SO YOU'D THINK MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TELL SOMEONE. IF IT EVER GOT TO A POINT WHERE YOU WERE SCARED THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING? I WOULD WANT TO AND I THINK I WOULD, BUT I'D JUST WORRY ABOUT HOW I WOULD GO ABOUT DOING IT, JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE PERSON TO GET MAD AT ME. Allison: DO YOU PLAY VIDEO GAMES AND HOW MANY HOURS A DAY IF YOU DO? SOMETIMES I DO, AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE MY FAMILY LIKES TO GO ON CAMPING TRIPS, LIKE LAST WEEKEND WE JUST GOT BACK FROM MY AUNT'S CAMP IN PITTSBURGH, SO WE GO CAMPING A LOT, BUT ON THE LONG TRIPS I'LL PUT IN MY GAME BOY OR SOMETHING, BUT NOT REALLY THAT MUCH BECAUSE I LIKE TO READ AND DO OTHER THINGS. Allison: WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF YOU, INTERNET, MAYBE YOU CHAT ONLINE WITH FRIENDS, DO YOU TEND TO DO THAT MORE THAN USE THE PHONE THESE DAYS? I ACTUALLY FEEL BAD BECAUSE A LOTS OF MY FRIENDS E-MAIL ME AND I NEVER CHECK IT. I NEVER GO ON. Allison: REALLY, AND WHY IS IT THAT YOU DON'T? I JUST HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS I HAVE TO DO THAT I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO SIT DOWN AT A COMPUTER OR PLAY VIDEO GAMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I REALLY LIKE THEM. I DON'T REALLY LIKE COMPUTERS THAT MUCH, AND I DON'T LIKE VIDEO GAMES BECAUSE I'M NOT GOOD AT THEM, I CAN'T DO IT. Allison: DO YOU EVER FEEL YOU GET HOOKED ON TV, BECAUSE YOU ALL HAD A PRETTY. SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE WATCHING SOMETHING IF IT'S A GOOD MOVIE, THEN YOU SAY, I WATCHED A GOOD MOVIE BEFORE I CAME HERE. Allison: DO YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT? NO, I DON'T, I STAY AWAKE WATCHING IT, IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD MOVIE, I WAS ABOUT ROLLER COASTERS AND STUFF. SOMETIMES LIKE I GET HOOKED IF I SIT FOR TOO LONG, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO, I'LL JUST GET HOOKED. Allison: I THINK ADULTS DO TOO. WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET IN YOUR HOME, DO YOU GUYS GET ON THE INTERNET A LOT OR DO YOU GO COMPUTER? WE HAVE E-MAIL, BUT THAT'S BASICALLY IT. WE GO ON FOR RESEARCH SOMETIMES. Allison: I WANT TO ASK YOU, WE TALKED ABOUT FITNESS AND DIET AND STUFF, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT GIRLS IN PARTICULAR, BUT ALSO GUYS, DO YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR HEAR ABOUT FRIENDS THAT ASH EATING AT ALL, THAT MAY BE WOULD BE CALLED ANOREXIC. YEAH. Allison: OR FRIENDS THAT MAYBE ARE BULIMIC, IS THAT GOING ON? YEAH. I THINK ANOREXIA IS A LOT MORE THAN THE BULIMIA. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THROW UP IN THE BATHROOMS, BUT I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE MAYBE A SALAD AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL THEY'LL EAT ALL DAY. Allison: DO THEY SAY THEY'RE HEAVY? SOME OF THEM DO AND SOME OF THEM JUST WANT TO STAY SKINNY. Allison: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? I DON'T KNOW, I WANT TO STAY THIN TOO, BUT NOT IF IT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T GET TO EAT DORITOS. Allison: HEALTHY WISE TOO, JUST ONE SALAD ALL DAY ISN'T A LOT, IS IT? NO. Allison: WHAT ABOUT IN YOUR GRADE LEVEL? THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT LIKE ONE WAS BULIMIC AND I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE, BUT I SEE FRIENDS THAT DON'T EAT RIGHT, BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY THEY'RE FAT LIKE JOKING AROUND AND THEY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. Allison: SO PEOPLE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE THEY SAY IT? YEAH. SOMETIMES THEY JUST THINK THEY'RE FAT. Allison: WHAT ABOUT FOR EITHER OF YOU HIGH SCHOOLS, YOU LIVE IN JUNIOR HIGH. THEY DON'T CARE THAT MUCH. BUT I'VE HEARD GIRLS TALKING AND THEY LIKE SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE DAYS I DON'T EAT ANYTHING. AND THEY HAVE LIKE EACH DAY THEY DECIDE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO EAT. Allison: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT AS A GUY WHEN YOU HEAR THAT? I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THEY SHOULD JUST EAT REGULARLY HEALTHY. Allison: YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT MAKES SOME GIRLS FEEL THAT THEY'VE GOT TO TAKE TO IT THAT KIND OF EXTREME? WELL, THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE THAT TELLS GIRLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE SKINNY AND HAVE A PERFECT BODY, AND WE'VE BEEN BRAINWASHED TO SAY THAT, TO THINK THAT GUYS WANT US TO LOOK CERTAIN WAYS AND THAT IF WE DON'T THEN GUYS DON'T SEE US AS PRETTY OR SOMEONE THEY'D WANT TO GO OUT WITH OR WHATEVER. Allison: AND YOU USE THE WORD BRAIN WASH, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, DO YOU FEEL THAT PRESSURE OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE TEEN MAGAZINES OR MUSIC VIDEOS OR IN COMMERCIALS, THAT THAT'S ALMOST WHAT EVERYONE IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE? IS THAT WHAT YOUR SENSE HERE IS? THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL US. Allison: DO YOU PROCESS THAT, DO YOU SAY TO YOURSELF THIS IS NOT REALISTIC UNLESS I WANT TO BE UNHEALTHY AND NOT EAT AT ALL OR DO THINGS THAT AREN'T HEALTHY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. HOW DO YOU PROCESS THIS WHEN YOU SEE IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN? WHEN I SEE PEOPLE OR GIRLS THOSE ARE PERFECT ON TV, I THINK OH MY GOSH, SHE'S PERFECT, AND WHY CAN'T THEY JUST HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S NOT PERFECT PLAYING THAT ROLE, WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THAT? Allison: BECAUSE YOU WOULD SEE MORE REALITY IF THEY WEREN'T SO PERFECT? YEAH. Allison: DO ANY OF YOU EVER CONSIDER WHEN YOU LOOK AT MAGAZINE ADS AND THERE'S A MODEL OR SOMETHING THAT MAY USE WHAT THEY CALL SOME KIND OF PHOTOSHOP OR SHAVE DOWN THEIR ARMS AND MAKE THEM LOOK THINNER OR DO ALL THESE DIFFERENT TRICKS. I ACTUALLY I HAD A CLASS, IT'S CALLED GRAPHIC ARTS AND WE DID ALL KINDS OF STUFF AND AT ONE POINT HE SHOWED US HOW WE CAN CHANGE PEOPLE ON THE COMPUTER AND STUFF. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY KIND DOVE TO PEOPLE, AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS THINK THEY HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THAT. YOU NEVER REALLY SEE ANYONE NOT PERFECT IN THE MAGAZINE OR ON TV OR ANYTHING LIKE UNLESS THE WHOLE PLOT IS ABOUT THEM LIKE TRYING TO GET DIFFERENT OR SOMETHING. Allison: SO IN OTHER WORDS THE ONLY TIME YOU MIGHT NOT IS IF THE WHOLE PLOT REVOLVES AROUND THEM NOT BEING PERFECT, IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? YEAH. Allison: THAT'S INTERESTING. AND NOW YOU WATCH A MOVIE OR SOMETHING AND YOU SEE SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT PERFECT, YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE SHOULD SHE BE A LITTLE THINNER FOR THAT PART? YOU ALMOST WANT THEM TO BE PERFECT JUST BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE IN EVERY OTHER MOVIE THEY ARE. Allison: YOU CATCH YOURSELF DOING THAT? YEAH. AND I'M LIKE SHE'S FINE. LIKE EVERYTHING'S THAT BEEN, YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK LIKE THIS. Allison: WE'VE HEARD OF BOYS THAT ARE DOING LIKE EITHER THE POWER DRINKS OR THE STEROIDS OR WHATEVER, TO TRY TO GET MUSCLES. ARE YOU HEARING ABOUT THAT YET OR IS THAT NOT REALLY HAPPENING? WELL, WITH BASEBALL PLAYERS, LOTS OF THEM DO IT SO THEY CAN LIKE SHOW OFF. Allison: YOU MEAN THE PROFESSIONAL GUYS? YEAH, PROFESSIONAL. Allison: WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE DO YOU THINK THAT SENDS? JUST SOME YOUNGER KIDS LIKE MY AGE WILL THINK THE WRONG THING AND THEY'LL START IT, AND IT'S JUST WRONG. Allison: WELL, WHAT MADE YOU COME TO THAT CONCLUSION? JUST TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT? YEAH, THE MEDIA TALKS ABOUT IT. Allison: ARE YOU AWARE, LET'S START WITH HIGH SCHOOL, THAT THERE ARE KIDS ALREADY USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL? OH, YEAH. DEFINITELY. FIFTH GRADE THEY'RE STARTING POT AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN SCHOOL AND OUT, AND PARTIES AND DRINKING. Allison: DO IS DO THE PARENTS KNOW ABOUT IT OR NOT KNOW ABOUT IT? I DON'T THINK SO. THE PEOPLE ARE LIKE OH THEY'RE SISTERS. LIKE I'VE HEARD THAT AROUND SCHOOL SOMETIMES. Allison: WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HIGH SCHOOL? I NEVER KNEW ABOUT POT UNTIL I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL, ACTUALLY BOTH POT AND ALCOHOL, BUT I KNOW NOW THAT ALMOST EVERYBODY DOES IT OR HAS TRIED IT. LIKE MY LUNCH TABLE TALKS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, I USED TO WANT TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT SO MUCH. AND IT'S HARD, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THAT IT'S HARD BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL MAKE FUN OF YOU OR TRY TO GET YOU TO DO IT OR TELL YOU YOU WANT TO DO IT. BUT YOU'RE LIKE NO I DON'T, BUT THEY TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THAT YOU DO. Allison: SO HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT NOW? WELL, MOST PEOPLE I HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH DO IT TO HAVE FUN. AND THEY THINK THAT I'D BE A BLAST IF I DID IT BECAUSE I'M SO FUN WHEN I'M NOT LIKE THAT. AND I'M ALWAYS IN A GOOD MOOD. SO I DON'T NEED IT, I'D SAY, AS MUCH AS OTHER PEOPLE SEEM TO. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THEY NEED TO MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES AND HAVE A BETTER TIME. Allison: WILL THEY LEAVE YOU BE NOW OR ARE THEY STILL TRYING TO TALK YOU INTO IT? WELL, THEY DON'T LET YOU BE, BUT THEY DON'T FORCE ME TO DO IT. THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT AND THEY'LL, I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN FORMALLY INVITED TO ANYTHING. SO. Allison: WHAT GRADE ARE YOU GOING INTO AGAIN? 9th GRADE. Allison: WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE IN 7th AND 8th, WAS THAT STUFF GOING ON? YEAH, IT WAS. I HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT LIKE AFTER SCHOOL, LET'S GET TOGETHER, AND STUFF. AND I EVEN SEE IT SOMETIMES OUT IN PUBLIC. Allison: REALLY? YEAH. Allison: WOW. WHAT ABOUT YOU, ASHLEY, YOU TOLD ME BEFORE WE STARTED THAT THAT'S HAPPENED IN JUNIOR HIGH, RIGHT? YEAH, SOME KIDS ARE BRINGING ALCOHOL TO SCHOOL AND STUFF AND THEY'LL DRINK IT AND STUFF. I HEAR ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, EVERYWHERE I GO. Allison: DO PEOPLE HERE, DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR PARENTS, DO YOU HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP, DO YOU SOMETIMES WISH THAT LIKE IF THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOU THAT THEY SOMETIMES ASK YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ARE YOU OKAY, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY AND YOU WISH THEY'D STOP, OR JUST GIVE ME SOME KIND OF SENSE OF HOW ITS IS WITH MOM OR DAD OR BOTH. I CAN TALK TO MY PARENTS. I THINK BOTH OF US CAN. KRISTIN KIND OF IS CLOSED UP, SHE DOESN'T REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT STUFF. THAT'S JUST HER. BUT I DON'T MIND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. I GET ALONG WITH THEM PRETTY WELL. SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE LEAVE ME ALONE. I'LL GO IN MY ROOM, LISTEN TO MUSIC AND LEAVE ME BE. Allison: A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID THAT, THERE'S JUST SOME TIMES WHETHER WHERE YOU NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO YOURSELF. ANYONE ELSE? I DON'T REALLY LIKE THEM ASKING ALL THOSE QUESTIONS, I JUST LIKE MY PRIVACY, I DON'T REALLY LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT AND STUFF. LIKE DID YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL? I'D BE LIKE YEAH, THEY'D BE LIKE WHAT HAPPENED, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TELL THEM. Allison: IF THERE WERE ONE THING YOU WANTED YOUR PARENTS TO KNOW OR A DULLS TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE YOUR AGE, BECAUSE FOR SOME OF US IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME, WHAT WOULD BE THE ONE THING YOU WOULD SAY ABOUT THIS, THIS IS WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND OR THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE? WHO MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO CUT US A BREAK ONCE IN A WHILE, BECAUSE A LOTS OF STUFF THEY DON'T SEE AS IMPORTANT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US, AND ALTHOUGH MAYBE THAT LITTLE CRUSH YOU HAVE ON SOME GUY DOESN'T SEEM THAT IMPORTANT IN THE WHOLE SCHEME OF THINGS, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AT THE MOMENT. AND EVEN THOUGH THREE WEEKS FROM NOW WE MIGHT NOT CARE ABOUT HIM ANY MORE, IT'S STILL KIND OF NICE IF THEY LISTEN AND EVERYTHING. Allison: THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SPEAK FOR OTHER PEOPLE, BUT I FEEL THAT I'M VERY MATURE AND I WISH THAT MY PARENTS WOULD, I KNOW THAT THEY TRUST ME A LOT, BUT I JUST THINK THAT THEY SHOULD MAYBE A LITTLE MORE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT REALLY IS BAD OR NOT. Allison: IS IT KIND OF LIKE YOU'RE ALMOST AN ADULT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE LET ME TEST THE WATER, I'LL WORK THIS OUT? YEAH, MAYBE. Allison: YOU GUYS WERE GREAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS A LOT. THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU. WE MIGHT HAVE TO CHECK BACK WITH YOUR PARENTS. 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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/17/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the first in our week long series Teen Survival Guide. What do you know about the world of today's teenagers? Are their challenges and pressures any different from your youth? What choices are they making and why? We don't have all the answers. But what we're about to show you may help you better understand the teenagers in your life. Television has come a long way since the days of Mickey Mouse and the nights of Johnny Carson. Along with the plethora of graphic television offerings, today's teenager is inundated daily by thousands of media messages from video games, CD's and the internet. In part three of our Teen Survival Guide, Phil Vaughn shows us the danger in not paying attention to what our kids are watching. To get a better sense of what young people in Manchester are saying about the media's impact on the choices they make we spent some time listening. In this program, we take you to the Manchester YMCA teen center. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rona Zlokower\Child Health Services, Dr. James Sargent\Pediatrician, Stefan Nicovich\Marketing, UNH, Laura Burbine\Child Health Services, Marty Boldin\Child Health Services, Aaron Graham\7th Grade, Chris Bailey\11th Grade, Holli Pereira\8th Grade |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/17/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the first in our week long series Teen Survival Guide. What do you know about the world of today's teenagers? Are their challenges and pressures any different from your youth? What choices are they making and why? We don't have all the answers. But what we're about to show you may help you better understand the teenagers in your life. Television has come a long way since the days of Mickey Mouse and the nights of Johnny Carson. Along with the plethora of graphic television offerings, today's teenager is inundated daily by thousands of media messages from video games, CD's and the internet. In part three of our Teen Survival Guide, Phil Vaughn shows us the danger in not paying attention to what our kids are watching. To get a better sense of what young people in Manchester are saying about the media's impact on the choices they make we spent some time listening. In this program, we take you to the Manchester YMCA teen center. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rona Zlokower\Child Health Services, Dr. James Sargent\Pediatrician, Stefan Nicovich\Marketing, UNH, Laura Burbine\Child Health Services, Marty Boldin\Child Health Services, Aaron Graham\7th Grade, Chris Bailey\11th Grade, Holli Pereira\8th Grade |
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