The national Teens Today report for 2005 indicates that teens whose parents fail to pay attention to rites of passage in their lives are more likely to be involved in dangerous behaviors like alcohol and drug abuse, premarital sex and dangerous driving. ... Paying Attention to Teens Rites of Passage...
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Vermont Soul Awakening Retreat Center ... We will continue to offer private Rites of Passage retreats for individual parents and children/teens as we have done over the years. For any individual programs, please call us as soon as possible to book dates and begin your preparation.
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YOUTH: Teens Need Better Rites of Passage; By Bill Wolfe; ... For many youth there are no rites of passage that confirm their arrival at adulthood, except for the driver's license, the permission to purchase alcohol, and the right to see R-rated films. Confirmation even appears to be greater when these rites can be combined.
www.medialit.org/reading_room/article446.html
This great step in the tracking of our evolution affected the rites of passage for puberty in a permanent way. Instead of a rite that focuses on the crossing of a threshold, moving from childhood to adulthood, we have a random series of experiences spanning ... A few pre-teens talked to me about their ideas of what lies ahead.
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Everyone says it: ... I really don't believe that I can stop teens from doing drugs, having sex, and engaging in dangerous behavior. These are the only natural rites of passage that are available to today's youth.
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The National Rites of Passage Institute; Developing Healthy and Authentic Communities ... Click here to read "Still in Chains: A Rites of Passage Program in a U.S. Prison " ... Rites of Passage Best Practices-The Bridge Builders...
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; Teen Weekend Retreats; Teen Day-Long Retreats; Personalized "Rite of Passage" Ceremony; ... Weekends include community building, sharing and connecting with other teens, time for creative expression, solo-time in nature, meditation, SweatLodge Ceremony, drumming, and a bonfire in the beautiful mountains surrounding...
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Teens Report Parental Inattention to their Important 'Rites of Passage' has a High Price Tag; ... The study suggests that this lack of timely parental involvement in important "rites of passage" comes with a high price tag: the potential for dangerous behaviors that can lead to illness, injury, or death as teens...
www.newsforparents.org/expert_teens_rites_of_passage.ht... www.newsforparents.org/expert_teens_rites_of_passage.html
Rites of Passage from birth to death. ... Modern culture tends to downplay the importance of the rites of passage that mark our transition from one life stage to antoher, but they are as important as ever.
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Rites of Passage celebrate important times in our lifes. Many such as birth, marriage, and death are commonly recognized, but others are unique to various cultures. There are many good books available that provide beautiful celebrations of these Rites.
www.mindspring.com/~stardancer/passage.htm www.mindspring.com/~stardancer/passage.htm