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In the afterm ath o f tragic events
such as the shooting at T hurston H igh
School in S pringfield. O re., the ten
dency is to place the blam e on the
parents.
But research on youth violence
indicates that only 30 to 40 percent
o f such outrageous behavior can be
attributed to the way a fam ily inter
acts, according to experts on families
and children w ith the O regon State
U niversity Extension Service. Youth
violence is a very com plex problem ,
and no single factor can explain it or
prevent it.
Research also show s that juvenile
violence and crim e can be best ad
dressed through com prehensive strat
egies that target the family, the school,
the neighborhood and the com m u
nity, said Janice Leno, leader o f the
O SU E xtension H om e E conom ics
program .
The m ost imm ediate need is to help
people deal with the grief, outrage and
sense o f pow erlessness generated by
the incident, Leno said. Churches,
various government organizations and
com m unity groups have already come
forward to provide that help.
“ It’s unfortunate that it takes a
tragic event such as the shooting to
force people to act, but it’s tim e to
begin fashioning a long-term co l
laborative approach to the problem
o f violence in schools,’’ Leno said.
“ W e can help com m unities de
velop strategies to deal with this prob
lem ," said Jim Rutledge, 4-H Youth
program leader. "W e believe it is
m ore im portant to talk about how we
can strengthen fam ilies and com m u
nities rather than how w e m ight lock
dow n school buildings and place
arm ed guards in the schools.”
Leno and Rutledge noted that Ex
tension has expanded its range o f
educational program s and services
to include prevention program m ing
for fam ilies and com m unities. For
exam ple, acurriculum package called
“T alking w ith T J” is aim ed at chil
dren in grades 2-5 and teaches them
how to resolve conflicts in non-vio
lent ways. It is available at no charge
to teachers by contacting the local
county office o f the O SU Extension
Service.
O ther curriculum packages are
available from the national C oo p era
tive Extension System , such as “ Re
think,” an anger m anagem ent pro
gram for parents and teens.
“T hese are ju st tw o o f m any pro
gram s that have been used success
fully around the U nited States. They
are successful because they build
skills in children, parents and teach
ers rather than fo cu sin g on kids
alone,” said Sally Bow m an, OSU
E xtension fam ily developm ent spe
cialist.
Bowm an said that program s aimed
at instilling good behavior in yo u n g
sters are based on four key p rin
ciples:
- S upportive com m unities, neigh
borhoods and schools;
- Fam ily support and supervision;
- Positive peer relationships and
social com petence;
- Positive view o f se lf and future.
O SU Extension, w hich has offices
in every county in O regon, has a long
history o f partnering w ith schools
and com m unities to provide programs
that incorporate these key principles.
For m ore inform ation, contact the
local county office o f the O SU Ex
tension Service.
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