Title: Teen Career Angst
Feed: CWKN #386, May 21, 2008
Time: 1:35
SUGGESTED LEAD:  THERE’S GROWING EVIDENCE THAT KIDS TODAY ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS … AND THAT ANXIETY IS OCCURING IN YOUNGER AND YOUNGER CHILDREN.  HOW CAN THIS TYPE OF ANXIETY IMPACT YOUR CHILD? THAT STORY IN TONIGHT’S CONNECT WITH KIDS.
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NARR: FROM SPORTS … TO BAND ... TO GRADES & TEST SCORES ... KIDS TODAY KNOW: COMPETITION IS A PART OF LIFE. (:08)

SUPER: Connie, 14 (:10)
“I think there is more competition these days to go to like the best college, to make the best SAT scores and it’s like everybody is trying to be the best. “
 
NARR: COLLEGE ... CAREER … MONEY.

EVEN GRADE SCHOOL KIDS ARE FEELING THE PRESSURE. (:05)

SUPER: Trey, 13 (:24)
“I set my standards very high and when I don’t achieve my goal I feel very bad.”

SUPER: Michael, 14 (:27)
“You want to be better than everybody else. I know I do. I want to be at the top of the pile.”

NARR: CASES OF CAREER-RELATED ANXIETY AMONG TEENS HAS INCREASED AN ESTIMATED 20-PERCENT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
 
EXPERTS SAY STRIVING FOR SUCCESS IS GREAT … UNLESS IT BECOMES OBSESSIVE … (:13)

SUPER:  John Lochridge, M.D., Psychiatrist (:45)
“They become anxious, jittery. They become worriers. “

NARR: EXPERTS SAY PARENTS HAVE TO HELP KIDS PUT SUCCESS IN PERSPECTIVE. TEACH THEM NOT TO BE IN SUCH A RUSH … (:07)

SUPER:  Alexandra Phipps, Ph.D., Psychologist (1:01)
“If we could emphasize being, if we could emphasize the moment, as opposed to where we are going to be in five years, where we’re going to be in ten years. What are we achieving?” 

NARR: THE ISSUE IS BALANCE: THE FUTURE IS IMPORTANT … BUT SO IS RIGHT NOW.  SCHOOL IS VERY IMPORTANT … BUT SO IS PLAY AND JUST BEING A KID. (:10)

SOT: Connie, 14 (1:22)
“Sometimes I feel like I have so much stress on me. And I feel like at this age I should be enjoying myself but sometimes I don’t feel like I’m enjoying life as I should be.”

NARR: I’M COLLIN SIEDOR, FOR CONNECT WITH KIDS. (:03)

SUGGESTED TAG:  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TEENS AND CAREER ANXIETY, LOG ONTO (LOCAL WEBSITE) AND CLICK ON THE CONNECT WITH KIDS ICON.