Sunday 30 December 2007

How Do We Help?

One of the very first blogs on this site was about whether we should disscuss the many taboo subjects in GB, that are becoming more and more common within society, such as drugs, alcohol etc. My view was that we should be encouraging the girls to talk about this in a safe environment where we can help them find the right path, and many people commented in agreement. The only problem is how do we do this. I very much doubt that the girls would bring up these subjects voluntarily, and a sudden disscussion I fear would only be met with embarressment and giggles from all! If anyone has any ideas or perhaps have even tried something within company please reply. Even if these attempts weren't 100% succesful we can all learn from each others' experiences!

2 comments:

Kat Bevis said...

Hmmmm that is a difficult question. I think you are right if we just throw the subject at young people they will find it either embarresing or scarey and so react in a negative way.
I think we should look at subjects from a number of angles. Almost like taking the young people on a journey around a spiral pathway to get to the bulls eye. That way they have safely explored a subject in theory before they get to have to make it real and personal.

For example if you were going to look at sex. Spend week 1 looking at how to be a good friend. Week 2 looking at peer pressure. Week 3 looking at how we have the power to make our own choices. Week 4 Gods view vs world view of love. Week 5 Christian view vs world view of sex. Week 6 How to reduce risk

I guess it also depends on the relationship between the young people and the leader but that is a bigger issue. For me I would keep it light and jokey. Asking the young people what the terms for things they use are. What level they think it is appropriate to go to at what age. The challenge is that often you have to offer to say something embarresing to enable the young people to feel comfortable to speak.

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