Teen Problems

 September 30, 1981, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

Menasha students tell it like it is about the problems of the time.  Not to downplay the dynamic between student and parent, but a lot of this boiled down to common sense, Parenting 101, as it were.  Taking an interest, making a stand, keeping kids busy, and establishing trust between parent and student went a long way towards a smooth experience with one's teen.  Drinking and vandalism seemed to be the problems of the day in 1981.  In many later years, the rise of bullying would enter the fray, especially fueled by the advent of cell phones, computers, and social media.  But for now, in 1981, those problems are miles away.  Bullying still existed (who didn't see a kid's lunch money pilfered by a bully?) but not to the degree to which it later escalated.