Norwalk: Teen Driving Pledge

by turfgrrl

April 23rd, 2008 · 26 Comments

Tags: Norwalk

26 Responses so far ↓ “Norwalk: Teen Driving Pledge”

• 1 Anonymous // Apr 23, 2008 at 11:38 am

  Slow news day, huh, Turfie? Nothing on the Common Council meeting and Teen Driving Pledges trump anything about Earth Day.

• 2 #101 parent // Apr 23, 2008 at 11:56 am

  I think its great that someone is noticing that there is a huge problem with teen driving. Have you noticed all the deaths in CT this past year? I’m not sure why you would have a problem with something this positive. Must it always be about whats wrong instead of whats right?

• 3 Anonymous // Apr 23, 2008 at 12:06 pm

  Seems like just another iteration of the Nanny State mentality that Turfie always railing about. When I was 16 my parents were in charge of making sure I was accountable for my driving habits. If they weren’t, the result was called “being grounded.”

• 4 turfgrrl // Apr 23, 2008 at 12:12 pm

  anonymous 1: Slow posting day
  anonymous 3: I’m not a fan of pledges on behavior, for the record. But as long as people send me stuff they want to see posted, I post.

• 5 Anonymous // Apr 23, 2008 at 12:43 pm

  It shows that someone is trying to do something possitive for the good of the kids. So what if some aren’t fans of pledges or some think that we are still living in the days when we grew up where parents actually could ground kids and they listened, it doesn’t help when the kids are dead! At least the video may give them reason to take notice.

• 6 Anonymous // Apr 23, 2008 at 2:02 pm

  Hey, what good are parents anyway? We should let the schools, government and NGOs manage our kids. Maybe we could hire someone like Blackwater to do it for us.

• 7 Anonymous // Apr 23, 2008 at 5:18 pm

  NGO’s? what’s that?

  Parents are as good as they can be but sometimes its just not enough. Many of today’s teens feel that they are above parents rules and that they have to answer to no one. Wouldn’t it be great if we were back in the day when your mother said, “wait til your father gets home” and it put the fear of God in you for the next hours until he got home. then when he did get home he intensified that fear with the “Belt” or the threat of grounding for life or longer. Now if you even tey to discipline these kids they call the cops or run away. so where do we go from here? How can we expect them to do the right thing when we have allowed them to do what they want, when they want and to speak to people however they want? They have very little respect for adults and even less for the law.

• 8 Anonymous // Apr 23, 2008 at 5:29 pm

  NGOs: Non-governmental organizations, like NEON.

• 9 Anonymous // Apr 24, 2008 at 12:29 pm

  Are the High Schools and Parents aware of this program? Sounds like a good idea to bring the recent tragedies of teens and accidents that have taken the lives of those not even out of high school. It may be one of those feel good thingy’s but awareness never hurts.

• 10 Anonymous // Apr 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm

  I’d rather see the effort put into a Responsible Parenting program.

• 11 Anonymous // Apr 24, 2008 at 12:44 pm

  Wouldn’t that be a good program!
  Hey go to NNHT site a recommend it. But the Journey Safe is a good starting point.

• 12 Anonymous // Apr 24, 2008 at 1:56 pm

  #10-is there such a program or programs or is common sense the goal?

• 13 Anonymous // Apr 25, 2008 at 7:13 pm

  There are responsible parenting programs and someone should offer them. I’m going to the NNHT meeting on May 1st and see what they are about. From the website they look like they are willing to take suggestions not only from adults but especially from the teens. People I have talked to about nnht have said they like the format and the fact that they are focusing on what the kids feel. Maybe as time goes by more teens will feel comfortable expressing themselves. Maybe nnht will look into the responsible parenting programs that are out there. I looked some up on the internet and they cover a lot of things that are important for parents to understand when trying to rear kids in this day and age.

• 14 Anonymous // Apr 26, 2008 at 10:19 am

  For those of you who don’t get it, look at the newspapers and television, Fifteen teenagers lost their lives in vehicle accidents in Connecticut last year. And how many so far this year? If parents are not willing to step up and impose restrictions on their children, who will do it? We can’t wait until the unthinkable happens, we need to let kids see what happens when they are not responsible. When they all pile into a car, the driver is not only responsible for his or her own life but also the lives of their friends. The consequences go much farther than the accident itself, it affects many families and communities as well. I’m glad someone is willing to bring this to the attention of the kids and hopefully it will have an impact on their driving safety.

• 15 Anonymous // Jun 9, 2008 at 8:39 am

  Good video, ran across this post and checked out NNHT when surfing google for something. Anyone know how this program works and who can attend their meetings? The website looks good and seems to be covering many things that affect teens.

• 16 Anonymous // Jun 9, 2008 at 9:35 am

  Meetings are open to anyone who is interested in helping the teens in Norwalk. Hopefully more people will be attending and parents and teachers encourage the kids to be part of this. Its a place where teens can actually discuss their problems and concerns and adults actually listen and visa/versa. Having attended with my daughter I found it to be very informative and the kids that were there were excited about the fact that they could vent without repercussions. Of course some of the parents were flinching but it was well done and well recieved.

• 17 Joanne // Jun 9, 2008 at 1:04 pm

  For anyone who is interested in attending a meeting or referring a teen to us, the next meeting is this Thursday June 12th 7PM at the Carver Center.

• 18 Nwlk grandparent // Jun 10, 2008 at 9:20 am

  Can someone tell me why there has not been more attention brought to this committee when they are obviously trying to do some great things? I have not heard the Chief, the Mayor or the Clergy say anything in the way of promotion for what could be a great stepping stone to getting kids involved in the community and heading them in the right direction. With Rick McQuaid and Joanne Romano spearheading this thing it can’t possibly fail. With all those two do for this city its just one more good thing to look into. I saw there is a meeting at the Carver Center this Thursday and I think parents should encourage their teens to attend these meetings and get involved. That goes for us grandparents too that have close relationships with our grandkids.

• 19 Anonymous // Jun 10, 2008 at 3:01 pm

  No one has time for these things. Good effort but I doubt much interest.

• 20 Anonymous // Jun 10, 2008 at 5:15 pm

  I for one will attend because I want to see how we as adults can find ways of helping these kids stay away from things that will hurt their future.

• 21 Anonymous // Jun 10, 2008 at 9:09 pm

  hey watch yourself there are smakes in the grass out here that could care less about the kids in the city they cost money.

  I am so glad to see the NNHT working towards the goal they started, they deserve more than support they deserve some time on the Norwalk city web site. Maybe its there I havn’t looked but knowing how people in Norwalk get treated for genuine concern that doesn’t start at city hall or behind the famed closed doors of the magnificant seven and 1/2 rymes with pick it doesn’t get noted.

  Thank god for the blog not for this site would we ever hear about NNHT anywhere else? where in the lobby of city hall is the NNHT display or has the developers taken all the spots?

• 22 Joanne // Jun 10, 2008 at 10:07 pm

  Thanks all but we’re not looking for kudos or a place on the city website. We’re looking for community participation that has an interest in the future of our teens. Everyone is invited to come to our meetings and discuss ways we can help the kids. Our goal isn’t to be patted on the back or anything close to that. Our goal is to try to help as many kids as we can by steering them in the right direction and services they may need. A huge accomplishment would to be able to get more mentors and raise funds for scholarships to offer a student at each high school who demonstrates the greatest progress from 9th grade to 12th and goes on to college or a trade school. If we can change things for even one teen we will have made progress.

• 23 Anonymous // Jun 11, 2008 at 12:52 am

  Thankyou Joanne rarely do we read somthing good something positive concerning the kids or the city.Saw you guys in the parade,your at the community garden and Flax hill still looks good.

• 24 Anonymous // Jun 11, 2008 at 9:15 am

  Glad to see someone is following up on all these committees that form when we have a serious crime and then fade away when no one is looking or paying attention

• 25 Anonymous // Jun 11, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  How do you get involved with this? Just go to a meeting? Sounds interesting especially the scholarships and the garden for the teens and parents.

• 26 Anonymous // Jun 11, 2008 at 4:41 pm

  Hey, maybe the BOE admin should attend some of these meetings. Looks like they have the right idea, its about the kids.

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