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Opportunities free time activities of children and youth in Prachatice
AMBRŮZOVÁ, Monika
Leisure time is looked at as a form of relaxation, rest and hobbies. Young people look at their leisure time as a time where they are not supervised by an adult who is telling them when, what and how to do things. The ways young people spend their leisure time is often criticized. We come up against opinions that today?s young generation is either overloaded by societal education requirements or children do not have the same chore requirements as in the old days therefore having plenty of free time that is not effectively used. Thanks to that this became a non-reversible issue in today?s society. Kids are skipping school, experiment with drugs and alcohol, are aggressive, steal, and are losing self-control and motivation. Family function as the primary educator system is failing. In Prachatice there are a number of options for youngsters to spend their free time such as Tatran Sports Center, theater, The Cultural Center, The Prachatice Leisure Center, o.s. Krebull, Portus, individual school extra-curricular activities, etc. I have chosen the theme of this bachelor´s thesis mainly because I am deeply interested in this problém. During my studies of Prevention and rehabilitation of social pathology I had an opportunity to do my practice with the body of social-legal protection of children and with Information Center for youth. Due to this practice I got into direct contact with this problém. In the theoretical portion of my paper I focus on the definition of ?leisure time? per see; its functions and forms such as school, family, media, and the impact of friends. I also specify the group ages as ?children, youngsters and teenagers?. I touch on options for young people in Prachatice, the social characteristics of The Childrens Society, private non-profit organizations, and I even introduce specific social organizations in Prachatice, as well as The City of Prachatice itself. The goal of the practical part of my work is to introduce and explain the opinions of the social workers specific to the region, and the activity options for young people in Prachatice. To realize these goals and answer the question that rose from these issues I used proven quality research with the methods of involved questionnaire and SWOT analysis. I used ten subjects in total and they all were regional social workers, and the workers of a specific non-profit organization My research showed that according to questioned social workers most youngsters spend their leisure time at home in front of a computer. There are too few extra-curricular activities or the opposite is true where there are too many. Large issue involves finances. A lot of families would love to be able to pay for their children?s activities but cannot afford them. Although I found there are many cost effective or even free options in Prachatice. The function of the family is very important. In case of spending leisure time effectively, children should see a positive example in their parents. Most often parents are lacking in this department. In the opinion of most regional social workers The City of Prachatice offers plenty of opportunities for our young population. According to my research there are many opportunities for young children but not enough for the ones of an adolescent age. There are also many options for low income families it only depends if these children are supported by their parents or guardians. I would recommend to The City of Prachatice to focus on the group of young adults between the ages of 15 and 26 and offer some new options. Thanks to collected data during this research I will be able to offer this information to non-profit organizations in the region as well as OSPOD. I suppose this bachelor project can serve as the source of information and data to The City of Prachatice as well as to the social work professionals of the region.
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