Jamie Hill Adolescent and Youth Development Major

1. Jamie HillAdolescent and Youth Development Major -Joseph P Kennedy Sr., the Kennedy’s father, was a chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission and also was the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. This says that the nine Kennedy children during their youth or adolescence were in the limelight to the public but may have been ignored by their father sometimes when they really needed him. I think that this may have affected David Kennedy who died from a drug overdose. If he had been payedmore attention to and gotten some family therapy than he might have not gotten into drugs. William Kennedy Smith, another of Joseph P. Kennedy’s sons was tried for rape but was not charged. This is another example of a Kennedy having had an issue later in life that could have been solved by getting more attention as a youth. Rosemary Kennedy was believed to have a mental illness or was depressed. She was said to have both. This may have been helped with the proper care or medicine instead of a secret labotomy her father prepared for her to have.

2. Kennedy Adolescent Solution • I think that if the Kennedy family had gotten more attention as youths it would have helped some of the children in their later years and maybe would have helped them in their time of grief caused by the tradgedies that happened that are referred to as the Kennedy curse. • One thing that I would do with my major to assist the Kennedy’s would be to plan more family vacations for them. They would involve different activities for the children to bond and spend time with their parents. This would add fun to their adolescence and help them all bond with their family. • Another idea would be family therapy sessions. With the children’s father being occupied with his career and he may not have been as existing as wanted. During adolescence, it seems youth have many problems and talking about them helps them grow and be able to deal with them later on.