For example, some parents have arguments or fights most of the time which cause stress for their children, and sometimes parents don’t give enough time to their children. Some parents even get divorced and live separately from each other, in this situation, teens don’t get the equal time, love and care they should have. Teenagers want to have a sense of belongingness which they don’t receive from their families, so they turn to their friends or even gang members. Another reason that teenagers join gangs is drug addiction. Teens’ minds are not developed enough to see the difference between enjoyment and physical damage, so that they use harmful drugs for fun.
Divorce “ Teenagers in Trouble” Stress is basically defined as an applied force to strain a body; a mentally or emotionally upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health. Teenagers now days have had a lot of stress because of a lot of different reasons. However, the main things in my opinion that cause stress for teenagers are peer pressure and more importantly family problems(for example: divorce). Such stresses put teenagers in problems where they make life decisions that can be very risky. Many books were interesting regarding child stress but particularly “The Romance of Risk” by Dr. proton was very amazing.
Youth who are angry at a parent may join a gang to shock or be defiant toward the parent”. (nationalconcernedofficers.com). If a family can show their child love and compassion, as well as discipline, that child will grow up and know he is loved by his parents and that they do want the best for him. It may not always be a neglected feeling but it is a major factor. Some times families do not have the best circumstances in living, such as being in rough areas, not having stable jobs, and struggling to afford food and other needs.
With a rapidly changing body and brain, adolescents seek out the independence they crave, while still not having the capacity or capability to truly be on their own. This can cause a great deal of imbalance within the parent-child relationship (Steinburg, 2008, p. 43). For some parents, adolescence is the first time they have seen any indication that their child is no longer that perfect, sweet baby that they once held in their arms. This often causes confusion, and is concerning to them. It is usually at this time that I will get a phone call from a parent asking for my help in dealing with their “out of control” teenager, and Tracy Freeland is no different.
Parents are busy making fortune and they are either too busy or quite tired to interact with their kid. They want to replace their presence through material aspect and here lies the real danger. The teens who are not related with the syphilis outbreak or are even aware of it allow the investigator to delve into their own dark world where there are everyday new rules for dating and sex. And children of age group of twelve or thirteen are even the victim of this social malice and in fact are the worst affected
It will control the drugs that is being passed to them to try, if we quit interfering with the law and let them do what is right, many law enforcement tried a curfew for the teens but the parents interfere, and things went back to the way they were. Parents today are blaming others for their child being on drugs. For many years we have been fighting drugs. We may be too late for the drug trafficking but; we are not too late to keep it from our future generation (our children). We must educate our kids on drugs and how drugs can affect their life.
Luna Williams English 100 02/10/2014 Just Whom is This Divorce “Good” For? Divorce is a huge topic a lot of parents think about when they feel that there spouse is no longer compatible with them and also the fact that it’s not working out for reason only they will know. It may just be the fact that two people that were deeply in love just feel out of it because of no connection anymore. In the article “Just Whom Is This Divorce” Good” For? Written by Elizabeth Marquart talks about how divorce can cause children even from a good divorce go through it there selves when they get older, children also feel that they are to blame for their parents getting divorced and they lose all interest for other things, there is also a lot of controversy about which parent gets which day can just lead up to a huge custody battle for most.
What this culture of narcissism does is convince many people to stray or want to stray away from their families, especially children at a young age like teenagers. Not to mention the increasing number of abuse and suffer within families, it is not a surprise that people are starting develop more anger and resentments towards their and other families. This is the main reason as to why Pipher believes that people only desire to fulfill their own immediate needs; it is because of people’s mistrust and hatred towards families that prevents people from feeling respect and empathy. Eventually, when people cannot find happiness within themselves or within other people because they cannot figure out how to properly interact, people lose in touch with their humanity. Once people lose in touch with their humanity, they fail to recognize the feelings that make them humans; they prevent themselves from recognizing their inner humanity.
Often times many of the dilemmas that young people face today can be blamed on their parents’ lack of wisdom in trying to be good parents. When parents try to control the lives of their children by dictating who they should talk to, or who to marry can lead to defiance and treasonable choices. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet’s parents, more so Juliet’s parents and Friar Laurence can be blamed for the rebellious and detrimental acts of their children. Over the historical existence of the Capulets and the Montagues, there has been an ongoing conflict between the two families. The relentless feuding had a major impact on the romance and subsequent choices of Romeo and Juliet, family heirs, who spontaneously fell in love
As adolescents start to gain independence, understand relationships that work and do not work make it hard for parents to let them grow, but as the adolescent sees it, parents are trying to keep them from self-expression and trying to figure out how they fit into the world around them (Bass, 2009). Media does not help adolescents acknowledge success since the media portrays physical appearance as perfection and possessions as riches causing complicated issues among adolescents (Bass, 2009). As an adult we have all gone through angry days as a teen, but the one thing the author Lyman Bass (2009) explains in the article “Adolescent Anger Management” there are signs that are beyond usual. These signs are when adolescents become defiant by the request of others, is mean to parents and other adults who hold some authority. Another signs are adolescents who are loners, depressed, trouble with expressing emotions, have few friends, and certain events trigger them into violent behaviors.