When I was growing up, risk taking meant crossing a busy road. Or cycling for the first time without stabilisers. It's a different story these days.
Take for instance the recent stories of young girls being caught stealing their parent's car - they were hardly able to see over the top of the steering wheel.
There has also been lots in the press about increased levels of drug and alcohol use among young people. Recently, these two issues came together locally with tragic results. A lad of 13, high on alcohol and drugs, crashed a car and was killed. The impact on children and young people I work with has been phenomenal.
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