Warwick Beacon editorial - the kids

Good question raised by your editorial : " Are we, as adults, listening ? "

        Do kids have problems ?  Should they talk about them ? 

       Perhaps your newspaper can help the kids to communicate their

    feelings ,not just to their parents but to the wider community . I

    always enjoy reading letters  kids ( under 18 ) write now and then to

    newspaper. They often write better than adults - and with touching

    freshness and honesty. ( the adults can't help sounding a little jaded )

        Perhaps it would be a constructive idea to encourage kids to write

    more frequently to the paper. You could create a section titled : " Is

    anybody really listening ?  "

        Obviously the more articulate kids will be expressing themselves at

    first - but what they write will reflect the feelings of their peer

    group.

         It will also sell more newspapers . Kids will want to read the

    interesting letters of other kids.

          Just a thought inspired by very sad news : kids killing other

    kids.