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Gabriel Rivera, a life coach in New York City, spoke to Lon Woodbury on Parent Choices for Struggling Teens on L.A. Talk Radio about gangs and adolescents at risk. The show defined gangs and described their threat to society and young people. It also talked about what parents can do to help their children avoid getting involved in a gang.
The host of the radio program, Lon Woodbury, has been helping families and struggling teenagers for many years, starting in 1984. He is a prominent Independent Educational Consultant and the publisher of the much acclaimed Woodbury Reports.
About Gabriel Rivera
Gabriel Rivera lives in New York City where he works as a life coach for teens and young adults. In counseling families and their children, he draws upon his own experiences as a gang member in Southern California. This inside knowledge helps him when advising struggling teenagers and youthful adults associated with gangs. As a counselor, he has assisted family members and teens involved with gangs, drug abuse and other relevant issues for over 35 years
The Shadowy World of Gangs and Adolescents at Risk
Gabriel Rivera explained to Lon Woodbury exactly how gangs work and how they put adolescents and others at risk with their criminal activities. He talked about how he joined a gang in Southern California when he was thirteen years old. He described his motivation for joining, tempted by the promise of money and power and a sense of belonging somewhere. He also described how he matured at fifteen years old and realized that he needed to get out.
Gabriel explained that it is much easier to get into a gang than it is to leave it because of a high degree of coercion to stay. Gangs abide by an ethos that can be summarized in a gang slogan, "the more you know, you more you owe." This is why the longer a young person is involved, the harder it is to leave.
Initiation into a gang begins by getting " jumped in;" this basically means being attacked. After he is initiated by getting beaten up, the teenager experiences a feeling of bonding and is usually beguiled by the appeal of easy money from joining in criminal activities. Leaving a gang calls for that young person to begin getting battered again, usually much more severely, which is called getting "jumped out."
Often counseling is necessary because it is a very difficult situation. There is a close correlation between gangs and adolescents at risk due to the lack of a male authority figure in the home.
The host of the radio program, Lon Woodbury, has been helping families and struggling teenagers for many years, starting in 1984. He is a prominent Independent Educational Consultant and the publisher of the much acclaimed Woodbury Reports.
About Gabriel Rivera
Gabriel Rivera lives in New York City where he works as a life coach for teens and young adults. In counseling families and their children, he draws upon his own experiences as a gang member in Southern California. This inside knowledge helps him when advising struggling teenagers and youthful adults associated with gangs. As a counselor, he has assisted family members and teens involved with gangs, drug abuse and other relevant issues for over 35 years
The Shadowy World of Gangs and Adolescents at Risk
Gabriel Rivera explained to Lon Woodbury exactly how gangs work and how they put adolescents and others at risk with their criminal activities. He talked about how he joined a gang in Southern California when he was thirteen years old. He described his motivation for joining, tempted by the promise of money and power and a sense of belonging somewhere. He also described how he matured at fifteen years old and realized that he needed to get out.
Gabriel explained that it is much easier to get into a gang than it is to leave it because of a high degree of coercion to stay. Gangs abide by an ethos that can be summarized in a gang slogan, "the more you know, you more you owe." This is why the longer a young person is involved, the harder it is to leave.
Initiation into a gang begins by getting " jumped in;" this basically means being attacked. After he is initiated by getting beaten up, the teenager experiences a feeling of bonding and is usually beguiled by the appeal of easy money from joining in criminal activities. Leaving a gang calls for that young person to begin getting battered again, usually much more severely, which is called getting "jumped out."
Often counseling is necessary because it is a very difficult situation. There is a close correlation between gangs and adolescents at risk due to the lack of a male authority figure in the home.
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Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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