Youth on Youth: Re-setting the Perceptions of Young People

“I think my values are very similar to my parents”

Luke, 17, Australia

“I wouldn't say my values differ from my parents because we still agree on what’s right and wrong”

Lucy, 19, UK

“You can be a rebel when you're 15 but when youstarting to think about your future and family yourparents are great example of people who raisedtheir children well”

Jacek, 21, Poland

“we are required to grow up faster due to the technological advances in the world. This means we seek independence from our parents quicker than what they did”

Emily, 16, Australia

“Young people have a bad reputation today because of the few that ruin it for the rest of us”

Patrick, 19, Australia

“The large majority of young people know right fromwrong, and will be well mannered”

Lucy, 19, UK

“If teenagers were treated with more respect and given more responsibilities then they might take their role in society/ family more seriously”

Jennie, 24, UK