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.
Try to convince your children <br>that smoking is not cool. Talk to your kids at a young age about the <br>dangers of smoking. Identify family members who smoke and ask them to <br>stop (Thomas). Children are the most valuable commodity we are given <br>in life. Let's try to educate them while they're young to be <br>independent thinkers and to not be swayed by the tobacco companies who <br>are trying to take advantage of their mind and body.
Since teenagers are immature to make their own decision, it is vital for adults to inculcate a correct attitude towards drinking. Nevertheless, it seems that nowadays many schools and parents only focus teenagers’ academic development. They neglect teaching youngsters with a sense of individual responsibility after drinking. Because of ignorance and lack of education from adults, teenagers have not take health issues into account after drinking harder alcohol. As a result, the problem of alcohol abuse and drinking deaths become graver among college students.
• Students are telling others about how unsafe it is to drink and drive because you are not just risking your own life but many others. • Students are trying to show others how important it is to stay of the roads when drinking. http://www.sadd.org/teenstoday/parentsdriving.htm 4. Investigate the problem of teenage suicide. - What steps can be taken by schools to prevent this problem?
His lack of knowledge allows him to do things he thought it would be ‘cool’ and to be accepted in the group because his ‘friends’ told him to, a clear representation of peer pressure. By having him being clueless and unaware of what was going on, this enchants his vulnerability to Peer Pressure. His parents whom Derek was very fond of disapproved Chris very much, but Derek chose to ignore the fact and kept going with Chris, dominating his life. Chris would make Derek do things he didn’t want to, such as drinking, smoking and sneaking out at night, only to do things that he
1. Many tens are uncomfortable with talking to their parents A. Most teens do not want tier parents to know he/she is having se 1. Teens fear in disappointing their parents 2. Teens do not want to upset their
But the research has shown that there is not much problem with the children who is drinking from 18. Due to the strictness of the law the children are forced to drink by hiding. Opposing people also say that the children of the age 18 can smoke and we know smoking is also injurious to health. If one can smoke from the age 18 then why can they drink from the same age? Smoking also causes the heart problem and cancer, so it should be also banned or smoking age should also be
“A Modest Proposal” For Preventing Smokers from Contaminating the Air with Deadly Toxins and Causing Second Hand Smoke upon the Innocent Public Contaminated air is among the many fears that the innocent public must confront in order to attempt a healthy and long living life. Naive children occasionally saunter down the street unknowingly passing by men and women smoking the typical cigarette. Tobacco does not only affect the consumer, but it also partakes in the lives of the surrounding inhabitants that inhale the same toxins. Smokers have a gruesome and egotistic view on life that results in no consideration for the purity of a person’s body. The negligence that tobacco consumers demonstrate by smoking wherever and whenever results in 443,000 deaths per year, including 49,000 of whom had never smoked, but second hand smoke took advantage over them.
However, these teenagers also live in fear of getting caught for drinking and thus, consume their alcohol in unsafe environments; typically, these dwellings are where they can “escape” disturbances and predicaments, but usually encounter more. These environments are generally unsupervised and in groups of “children” that are ignorant of responsible drinking habits. Due to their apprehension of being caught, teenagers tend to never confess to an adult of the troubles they encountered as they drank and, therefore, may further affect their experience. Thus, if the drinking age was lowered to eighteen, a teenager would have the ability to be more straightforward with their drinking and would be able to drink in more supervised locations. They would also begin to drink in moderation since there is no longer the appeal of a “forbidden” rebellion.
Smoking marijuana has been known to affect the way a person think, feels, and act. Many users’ lose interest in life and become very lazy. People who use marijuana often find it very difficult to concentrate on anything more challenging than television. Marijuana causes a decreased attention span and feelings of isolation. High school and college students who are regular users of marijuana find themselves to be struggling with inner turmoil; feeling depressed, scared, and often suffers from very low self-esteem.