Thank you for this post. I work with young people, running creative writing workshops and visiting schools. I work with hugely creative and inspirational young people and those at the other end, who lack the confidence to express themselves creatively. You are so right, young people of today need care and attention, and they need to be inspired to write and create. But believe me, there are some incredibly talented youngsters out there, who are alos loving and kind and quirky and inspirational themselves.