Life Skills for Children

Any parents of a child who has experienced bullying will tell you the most frustrating part of this period in their child’s life is the complete and overwhelming lack of control they have over the situation.

After the success of the Young People are our Future event held on Monday 14th November, Life Skills for Children and 3rd Lens productions have joined forces to empower 25,000 local youngsters through a 12 month community project.

Gary Payne the founder of the Life Skills for Children anti-bullying, personal development course is interviewed at the Young People are our Future event in Milton Keynes

On Monday 14th November Jury’s Inn hosted the Young People are our Future event to celebrate the wonderful opportunities young people have in Milton Keynes and to raise money for Children in Need.

To celebrate the wonderful opportunities young people have in and around Milton Keynes, Life Skills for Children are running a large event at the Jury’s Inn hotel on Monday 14th November 2011.

Several weeks ago I attended a secondary school and was inspired to put fingers on the keyboard to create this article.

First it was Egypt and then over the next few months several countries followed in their foot steps. All around the world we have been reminded that positive change can be initiated by the people.

In light of the recent riots and subsequent debates throughout the media about why and how society has got to the point where thousands of people have taken to looting and burning buildings in cities across the country.

As i enter the fourth day of an intense mentoring course for disaffected young people, i can’t help but notice that one of the students in front of me is nursing a slight limp.

Every day discussion forums on the internet, specialist groups and government departments debate the why’s and how’s of youth related crime in communities across the country.