Youth Violence

Youth Violence is becoming prevalent. It occurs more to young teenagers ages 10-24. It could be verbal or physical. Verbal abuses are bullying, foul words or anything that is offensive to someone. Physical abuse obviously is about hitting, slapping, beating or anything that involves or exploitation. Factors causing youth violence are the following: numerous numbers of young people are being involved to gangs and fraternity, influence of drugs and alcohol, emotional problems, lacking of self-discipline/ self-control, exposure to media violence and lack or low parental movement. There are a lot of reasons why many of the youth today commit violence which sometimes may lead to a serious injury or worst scenario, death. It is important that each one sets a good example for everyone. Let us stop youth violence by starting in our own simple ways. Be a model and the start of something new. If we can change the world why not change it for the better.