The Problem
It takes a village to raise a child. -African Proverb
An estimated $1 trillion is spent yearly on teen dysfunctions: drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy and STDs, school dropouts and expulsions, gang and property crimes, traffic accidents, ADD, ADHD, depression and violence…
Why do teens do this? Is it because they’re inherently bad? Does adolescence make them bad? No. It’s because they’re unconsciously pushing up against the confines of their own bodies, the rules of parents and society, and the capacity of their own minds and willpower to discover the true limits of their potential. It’s because they need to be initiated into adulthood.