Teenagers may have it harder then adults will admit or recognize. If they remember or not chances are they faced difficulties in their teenage years, this is unavoidable, but teenagers now have some more on their plate. Teenage years are the transition from childhood into adulthood, our bodies are physically and mentally changing in incredible ways. On top of those changes teenagers are dealing with a new increase in responsibility and demands from peers and elders. Understandably, they still require some form of social interaction but this can cause threats such as bullying. You can make a teenagers life easier by ensuring and altering some things in their life. Our bodies change through puberty, most anyone nine and up are aware of this …show more content…
An important marker of the teenage world is highschool. In highschool the school work is increased as well as responsibilities elsewhere. It can become incredibly overwhelming, especially now with the pressure of college around the corner. Each year of highschool comes with new challenges. Freshman year is one of the most notable because it is the first year in a new place. Aside from work (inside and outside of school) the teenager is truly discovering themselves. They are finding who and what they like and what their personality or style is. It is likely that teenagers will be happy to tell you of the struggles they find themselves dealing with, you may find their complaints to be dramatic, and although they may be the complaints likely aren't too far stretched. If you were to look back on a scary memory, for example, someone playing a prank on you. If you were to describe the event, you would describe it the way you remembered it and all the terrifying details. If you were to watch a video of it you would likely find you stretched the story. Just like the teenager, you weren't trying to lie or stretch a story you were simply recalling the memory and sharing what you experienced. After this experiment, reflect back on the fact that teenagers are going through a brain remodel, in a new environment with new responsibilities their emotions are going crazy (not to mention the amount of hormones pumping through them alter even more). The way to help this chaos is to ensure your teenager has some stability and a routine in their life. They will need a safe spot and a safe person, they will also need a routine to make sure they are balancing work and recreation. A routine can also help feeling more secure as they will with a safe spot and a person to guide and comfort
High school is a time where teenagers are moldable into anything their surroundings tempt them to be. Most have about eight classes a day and each requires them to do a large amount of work per day and a heap of knowledge to retain
Teenagers already have to deal with being at high school for 6+ hours but also have to do homework (which can be can also be 6+ hours with AP classes). Teenagers also often have to deal with sports, jobs, clubs, and then there’s familial issues they have to deal with. Community service work should not interfere with sleep or school work. There are things every year that puts pressure on students. Freshman year being the first year of high school so they’re just learning how it works. Sophomore year can be the toughest for most being the transition after freshman year and dealing with tougher classes for the first time. Junior year is the when grades actually matter for college and when you
Making the transition from middle school to high school is a huge stepping stone in a teenager’s life. High school represents both the ending of a childhood and the beginning of adulthood. It’s a rite of passage and often many teens have the wrong impression when beginning this passage. Most began high school with learning the last thing on their mind. They come in looking for a story like adventure and have a false sense of reality created through fabricated movie plots acted out by fictional characters. In all actuality high school is nothing like you see in movies, television shows, or what you read about in magazines.
A teen activist is a teen that see’s something in the world that they think is not right and then does something to fix it. Teen activist are people who are smart, brave and not afraid to get knocked down. Two examples of teen activist are Malala Yousafzai and, Alex Lin. Malala stood up to the Taliban for taking away the freedom for girls to go to school. Alex help stop e-waste dumping in his state.
Teen activists are very important to this world and make a huge difference, they change our thoughts and actions for the better. To become a teen activist, you have to see something in this world that needs to happen, or needs to stop and then do something about it. In this essay I am going to give you examples of three teen activists, Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Craig Kielburger, and what difference they made in this world. One great example of a teen activist is Malala Yousafzai.
Being a teen activist means you are passionate about changing the world, one step at a time. A teen activist is someone who stands up for a cause, no matter how difficult it might seem. T0 become a teen activist, you have to have passion, and care deeply for something going on in today’s world. I will show you what a teen activist really is, and what they do.
Many fall into peer pressure that's because of the friends they come across with. Friends can influence them so much once becoming an adult it isn’t the same because your brain has grown out of it. Many also lack confidence while many look like adults their brain resembles a child’s. While their bodies are aging their brain is rearranging itself in a way that temporarily makes it act the same way it did when they were younger. Most teens are overly emotional studies have found that teens have a much harder time speaking and to other people and so they sometimes react irrationally to emotional situations. Many parents wonder what happens to the smart child they use to have many still put in the exact same effort but get different results that's because the brain losses tissue over the years. Losing brain tissue can cause a teen to act immature and not quite like an adult
Teenagers who are still developing their own identity and ideals. It can affect the way that the teen lives, as well as how they are treated in some cases. Especially by peers and family. But some of the major things that should be addressed when talking about sexuality are the capacity for sexual feelings, a person's sexual orientation or preference, or sexual activity. These things affect young people in their everyday lives.
I believe all these aspects of concern that parents and society find for adolescents is defined by a common theme of not wanting teenagers to become deviant. Society and parents concern and apprehension for teenagers are justified by saying that they just want them to do well and go down a specific path. However, it chooses what they want for them most of the time and pressures them into conforming to the societal norms. All throughout my life, starting from kindergarten up until now, I have been taught ways to succeed and follow a certain pathway to get there. I have been taught certain skills, how to act, and what is defined as good or deviant.
Growing up being the younger sibling made us look up to our older siblings wanting to be just like them. Seeing them being able to dress differently and not have to wear the same clothes as you make you want to change your wardrobe as well. Having friends over and listening in on their conversations may fascinate you and make you talk differently to your friends because you want to be on the same level as your siblings. Perhaps we see that they eat fewer vegetables and eating more junk which can influence our eating habits into eating more sweets. The more we see their flexibility and freedom the more we want to be like them.
A lot of this is due to the fact that teens' brains and hormones are still developing, contributing to their lack of understanding real problems. Another contributor is that teens are very sensory people, only understanding that which is right in front of
In conclusion, adolescent teenagers can experiment with drinking, drugs, sexual relationships or other dangerous behaviors. Some psychological disorders can appear during adolescence like depression and anxiety unless parents or family support them. Society can help adolescents during this turbulent time of growth by creating some programs in the schools for all teenagers who do not have support. Even those who have support like family or friends need to know they have someone else they can go talk to and be able express themselves. Adolescent years are very difficult and teenagers need lots of support.
To be a teenager is to be in a time of fluctuation and more often than not in western society, a time of rebellion. There are certain rituals that take place during the teens such as socializing with friends in a place other than school, more responsibilities around the house and less juvenile relationships with members of the opposite sex. Biologically teenagers change dramatically, with girls usually starting their periods and maturing into a phase where their bodies get ready to have children whereas boys develop facial hair, their voices deepen and other matters. They also become more aware of themselves sexually and it is this period in which most people are experimental with their sexuality as well as drugs and their own personal style.
Myths of adolescence are perpetuated because adults do not spend the time and effort learning about normal, expected changes during this period. It is much easier for us to put a label on people rather than to try to understand them. The teen years are truly "high speed, high need" years. Here are some concepts of conflict and some areas to look out for.
Consistently, teenagers are under the influence of both parents and peers. It is a standout amongst the most widely recognized issues among adolescents which needs to arrive at an end as it has various