tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12002463.post4410157948473204693..comments2023-09-01T06:22:19.079-07:00Comments on Virtual Mystery Tour: A Youth's Voice Rings TrueDr. Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676924704153353629noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12002463.post-53251584146597461842011-05-28T05:29:39.523-07:002011-05-28T05:29:39.523-07:00In my experience, a lot of adults are taken in by ...In my experience, a lot of adults are taken in by the media hype that they gotta have the fastest, most advanced, in your face technology right now. So it's no wonder teenagers are.<br /><br />As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, my sense is that a lot of us use technology to fill a real social/emotional vacuum in our lives. The real problems most teenagers struggle with relate to both parents working long hours and having very little time for them - and the scarey reality that 25% probably won't find jobs in the present economy.<br /><br />Don't forget that it was these basic problems that led youth in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere to start revolutions. For the moment US teenagers look to technological wonders as a pacifier, but I expect they aren't far behind the youth of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in demanding real change.<br /><br />My approach with generation Z is to acknowledge that they face enormous problems (including catastrophic climate change) in their future lives and to support them in exploring solutions. This is the theme of my recent young adult novel THE BATTLE FOR TOMORROW: A FABLE (www.thebattlefortomorrow.com).Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhallhttp://www.stuartbramhall.comnoreply@blogger.com