Prompt week 25th

1.       The shift in MMPI indicates that young people are feeling better about themselves.  This change has occurred in part to the focus on positive reinforcement versus negative.  It can take just one word to cut someone down but it takes one hundred to build self-esteem.    It has taken the country a long time to realize the damage that can be done with a few negative words and how long it takes to repair that damage.  Teenagers are fragile and they are always looking for acceptance so once programs where created to focus on positive self-feelings things improved.  Technology can be a double edged sword where you can easily praise or torment others.  I think young people share too much of their personal lives on social media allowing them to become easy targets for tormentors.  It allows people a way to share daily information but it also provides no escape from harassment.  It is important for young people to find their own self-worth and while acceptance by others is important it is not the end of the world.