HELP! DEPARTMENT FEATURE
By Dr. Lyle Notice
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Youth Director
hear this cry and plea for help from parents just about every week. Their teenager is causing them to question if becoming a parent was the right decision for them. Some parents are asking about their very existence and that of their children. I know I am being humorous, but to be truthful, many parents are questioning their children. Who are they? What is going on with them? Is there something wrong? What can we do? Out of fairness, let’s ask, “Who are the GenerationZers, and why do they appear to be so different?”
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• Gen-Zers make up the newest and youngest generation within the global society. They were born during the years 1995–2012. The youngest would be nine years old, and the oldest would be twentysix. They are considered to be the largest generation
MARCH 2021
I Am Living with a Gen- Zer… and They Are Driving Me Crazy! raised by the internet and social media. They are the internet generation. They are digital natives that enjoy multitasking across various screens and social media platforms. They are an interesting generation that is considered post-Christian, less religious, successoriented, technologydriven, and known to embrace different views on sexuality. • Six major areas make up the characterization of Generation Z:
