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5. <br /> 1 <br /> excitement, and high-risk adventure can either be met by antisocial activities or <br /> participation in recreational activities that require strenuous physical involvement and <br /> mental challenge. <br /> Home Alone. One of the problems facing today's adolescent is the result of the <br /> growing number of single-parent and dual-income households. Simply put, <br /> adolescents have too much unstructured and unsupervised time. According to the <br /> Carnegie Corporation (1992), 40 percent of an adolescent's waking hours are <br /> discretionary; much of this time is spent without companionship or supervision. In a <br /> recent study, Smith (1991) found that, when adult supervision was not present, levels <br /> of teen violence, depression, and pregnancy increased. Additionally, unsupervised <br /> • <br /> adolescents were more susceptible to peer pressure and anti-social behaviors. The <br /> author also noted that children who are left alone for two or three hours each day <br /> experience more fear, worry, boredom and loneliness and had a diminished level of <br /> performance in school. Recreational programming can provide structured, supervised <br /> activities, thereby reducing the negative impacts of too much time alone. <br /> Recreational Programming and At-risk Youth. Recreational programming for <br /> at-risk youth (defined as those having some degree of contact with the juvenile justice <br /> system or social services related to juvenile delinquency) can play an important role in <br /> the prevention of marginally deviant behavior. Recreational programming can provide <br /> constructive alternatives to gang activities and other destructive behaviors by providing <br /> a place to go, a place to belong, and supportive adult role models (Trust for the Public <br />