With the economic times becoming harder, it means parental are away at work for longer so as to sustain their families. It is unfortunate that some parents live with their teenage kids under the same roof but barely meet unless during dinner or breakfast. It will not be entirely inaccurate to say that some of the problems facing teenagers today begin at home. This is where they become prey to the negative effects of mainstream mass media, peer pressure many other societal ills.
The harm that teenagers face is usually more behavioral and if well addressed it can be prevented. The examples we can see as being the most distressing are homicide and suicide. It is unfortunate that a significant proportion of them are firearm related. Some are usually arising out of depression as well as other mental complications. In fact the use of firearms provides the leading contribution to teen death.
The media is a constant presence that revolves around a teen who is less preoccupied with much in life and thus relies heavily on all its forms for entertainment. They expose themselves to media such as the television, videos, video games, music, books, magazines as well as newspapers. The media nowadays has harmful effects to teens. Those who watch too much television usually have poorer vocabulary and perform dismally in class.
Indulgence in activities such as drinking, smoking or playing more of computer games. The harmful dimension of this will be when they eventually become addicted to these non-productive methods that will preoccupy their time. These new habits can result in a deterioration in their health.
Drugs were once revered as being dangerous and highly destructive to ones physical and mental health. Nowadays celebrities flaunt with the drugs openly on mass media. They are available in almost all parties and bashes held and are viewed as cool.
Obesity has become a major problem of the century. This results from an excessive intake of calories accompanied by little or no activity on the part of the individuals. Previously grown up affiliated diseases such as diabetes are ever increasing in the rate of infections in young teens. This results in them being susceptible to heart related diseases and cancer later on in life.
There have been increased reports of teenage pregnancies due to such careless behavior. When this occurs the teen will be very disenfranchised by the huge responsibilities that will follow in regard to raising the kid in spite of the parents offering assistance. Focus on academics will take a back seat for a while and this will result in young bright potential future leaders missing out on opportunities that would have popped up were they more committed and focused to their education.
Teenagers are also susceptible to drunken driving. This can even occur while they are under influence of drugs. This might not only be on the part of the teen, as they might be exposed to the risk of reckless adult drivers. This are very serious situations and many young ones are at a potential risk of this.
The harm that teenagers face is usually more behavioral and if well addressed it can be prevented. The examples we can see as being the most distressing are homicide and suicide. It is unfortunate that a significant proportion of them are firearm related. Some are usually arising out of depression as well as other mental complications. In fact the use of firearms provides the leading contribution to teen death.
The media is a constant presence that revolves around a teen who is less preoccupied with much in life and thus relies heavily on all its forms for entertainment. They expose themselves to media such as the television, videos, video games, music, books, magazines as well as newspapers. The media nowadays has harmful effects to teens. Those who watch too much television usually have poorer vocabulary and perform dismally in class.
Indulgence in activities such as drinking, smoking or playing more of computer games. The harmful dimension of this will be when they eventually become addicted to these non-productive methods that will preoccupy their time. These new habits can result in a deterioration in their health.
Drugs were once revered as being dangerous and highly destructive to ones physical and mental health. Nowadays celebrities flaunt with the drugs openly on mass media. They are available in almost all parties and bashes held and are viewed as cool.
Obesity has become a major problem of the century. This results from an excessive intake of calories accompanied by little or no activity on the part of the individuals. Previously grown up affiliated diseases such as diabetes are ever increasing in the rate of infections in young teens. This results in them being susceptible to heart related diseases and cancer later on in life.
There have been increased reports of teenage pregnancies due to such careless behavior. When this occurs the teen will be very disenfranchised by the huge responsibilities that will follow in regard to raising the kid in spite of the parents offering assistance. Focus on academics will take a back seat for a while and this will result in young bright potential future leaders missing out on opportunities that would have popped up were they more committed and focused to their education.
Teenagers are also susceptible to drunken driving. This can even occur while they are under influence of drugs. This might not only be on the part of the teen, as they might be exposed to the risk of reckless adult drivers. This are very serious situations and many young ones are at a potential risk of this.
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