Changing perspectives of being "cool" posted by Taryn

I liked at the beginning of the article where it talks about what defines at risk for youth and i think it's important for a practioner to know what situations their participants are coming from so they know how best to work with those youth and know how best to help them.  Then it talks about the benefits of adult-youth relationships and how positive relationships produce positive youth development.  For a lot of at-risk youth there are trust problems with adults, so i think it's important again for practitioners to know where their participants are coming from and try to figure out how to build a healthy, trusting relationship with them and hopefully help the youth steer clear of risky behaviors.  I think it's important for employers to hire those with character strengths and find the right fit for the program and for youth. I didn't really see the connection with the title of the article and the article itself, but i did find it useful and informative.