How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs
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How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs
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#2So; push kids towards healthy activities (sports/dance) and add a curfew age 13-16?
Re: How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs
#3So; push kids towards healthy activities (sports/dance) and add a curfew age 13-16?
A couple of minutes ago, we passed two halls dedicated to badminton and ping pong. Here in the park, there’s also an athletics track, a geothermally heated swimming pool and—at last—some visible kids, excitedly playing football on an artificial pitch.
You can't push kids towards healthy activities until you have invested in providing facilities activities in the first place. Youth clubs in draughty church halls aren't enough any more, even if they ever were..