Today's teenagers
By Tayme Dang, 16, Southwark, London
Children & Young People Now
18 June 2008
I would get them all to realise that violence is not the solution to problems. If everyone were to walk away from a problem, they'd be the bigger person, but walking away isn't going to solve half of the problems you have with someone, and violence would just make matters worse.
My solution would be mediation; this means encouraging those that are in conflict to talk through the situation and to find a realistic solution that everyone agrees to. Mediation can change hundreds of lives. I would spread mediation to all schools and get teenagers trained to become mediators. I...