Biography:
Paul Robertson is the Youth Culture Specialist as well as the Director of Church, School and Family Resources for Youth Unlimited (Toronto YFC). He has 33 years of working with youth including raising four grown sons of his own. Paul graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees. After teaching high school for five years, Paul has been with Youth Unlimited for 28 years. Paul has done various radio interviews and made television appearances on 100 Huntley Street, Global News, Lorna Dueck's "Listen Up" on Global, and Valerie Pringle’s "Test of Faith" on Vision TV; spoken extensively in the U.S. on behalf of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (Walt Mueller) in Pennsylvania; and written articles for Promise Keepers Canada and a variety of newspapers.
"Understanding Today’s Youth" seminars have been given to a variety of groups - social workers, professionals, service clubs, civic leaders, public elementary school parents/teachers, youth workers and pastors, Christian school parents/teachers, and student leaders. Each seminar is a dynamic, multi-media presentation designed to create better relationships with young people through a deeper understanding of their very unique and fast-changing culture. Seminars include handouts, reference material, and books for sale. Seminars can be adapted to fit a variety of time frames - from one hour workshops to six hour, all day presentations. Content and issues of seminars can also be adjusted to address the pertinent issues for any particular group.

Understanding the Casual Sex Revolution
Focused on the social factors that have contributed to the new casual sex revolution, adults can begin to develop a positive response to this critical issue.

Understanding How Music Molds Minds
Successfully navigating the confusing world of today’s popular music is possible when you realize that music is more than what meets the ear and understand the various ways music molds minds and shapes kids.

Understanding Why They Do the Things They Do
Take a journey to the center of a young person’s brain and discover the reasons why they act and make the decisions they do.

Understanding the Power of Peer Pressure
Like any warm-blooded species, young people have an innate orienting instinct which needs to be developed by loving parents and adults and not passionate peers.

Understanding Current Culture Trends
Designed to keep adults on the cutting edge of youth culture, current trends focuses on the latest changes that could endanger and ensnare our youth.

Understanding the Five Cries of Caring Parents
Research shows kids can be greatly helped if they are able to draw on five great sources of strength from their parents; each of these represent the desire to become a better parent and deals with a basic issue in the home.

Understanding the Cultural Context for Adolescent Depression
It appears that more and more of our teens, especially girls, are struggling with issues of stress and depression. Knowing how the culture affects our young people is the first line of defense.

Understanding Postmodern Youth Culture
Finding it harder to raise good kids in a culture of chaos, adults need to take a closer look at their postmodern world of anything goes to find some solutions.

Understanding Their World, Hearing Their Cries
See the world of today’s youth as it really is - a world of changing family structures, powerful media influences, and postmodern moral relativism.

Understanding the Impact of Marketing on Children
With marketers now targeting younger children, parents need to be aware of the various approaches used to crawl inside the hearts and minds of our kids and how they influence even the youngest child's value system.

Understanding How Media Influences Making Good Decisions
Knowing how media influences the decision-making processes of our kids provides adults with key insights and opportunities to guide their critical life decisions.

Travel: Paul is willing to travel anywhere in Canada and the US.