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.
Despite all these positive advancements, teens nowadays are faced with more complex challenges than those previously. A large number of these problems that face teenagers today are behavioral. There are undeniably lots of factors that influence this incidences but these behaviors are mostly influenced by them themselves.
An upward rise in sexual intercourse among teenagers is a major contribution to early pregnancies eventually resulting into births by the young teenagers who are still naive and unprepared for the accompanying responsibilities. According to the health statistics the children of teen birth usually have poorer outcomes of their health. The exposure of teenagers to new methods such as contraception has resulted in their adventurous nature when it comes to sexual interaction amongst themselves. The mass media also plays a major role in promoting such promiscuous cultures.
Too much influence of modern media on the teenagers such as on Hollywood material influences them into adopting the stereotypical unrealistic lifestyle fantasies. They tend to detach themselves more from the real world. In the modern media violence is promoted as being cool and acceptable. From movies to video games, the hero usually succeeds when he eliminates his foe in a very violent manner.
Once they feel that they are not appreciated and adequately loved at home they will run to peers who will act as compensate for the parental loss in their lives. It will be really unfortunate if the new peers they acquire are members are badly cultured. This means that the teen is more susceptible to make decisions that are more influenced by the society they are exposed to.
Also the increasing cases of parental divorce and custody conflicts between the former spouses puts them more at risk of depression. It is unfortunate that this drugs are major contributors to lots of accidents among teens with the worst cases being some of them taking them in suicide attempts caused about by depression. Depression can affect them very strongly resulting in them causing harm to themselves or others if it is not properly addressed early.
A lot of stereotyping in the mass media of the type of people who can be successful in society brings about frustrations to those who feature in neither of the categories. Lack of a parental figure is usually one of the major contributions to teenage depression especially where they feel downtrodden and unappreciated. They usually get the perception that the best way to get the world attention is to take their own life.
Exposure to alcohol and illegal drugs has been highest more than ever. Early drinking is a major determinant in them engaging in irresponsible sexual behavior, motor-vehicle accidents and possibilities of picking up the habit continuously in their future life. An increase in non-alcoholic drug use is also on the rise. It is astonishing that drugs like marijuana are no longer considered as dangerous drugs. In fact teen perceptions on its risks are almost non existent nowadays.
Despite all these positive advancements, teens nowadays are faced with more complex challenges than those previously. A large number of these problems that face teenagers today are behavioral. There are undeniably lots of factors that influence this incidences but these behaviors are mostly influenced by them themselves.
An upward rise in sexual intercourse among teenagers is a major contribution to early pregnancies eventually resulting into births by the young teenagers who are still naive and unprepared for the accompanying responsibilities. According to the health statistics the children of teen birth usually have poorer outcomes of their health. The exposure of teenagers to new methods such as contraception has resulted in their adventurous nature when it comes to sexual interaction amongst themselves. The mass media also plays a major role in promoting such promiscuous cultures.
Too much influence of modern media on the teenagers such as on Hollywood material influences them into adopting the stereotypical unrealistic lifestyle fantasies. They tend to detach themselves more from the real world. In the modern media violence is promoted as being cool and acceptable. From movies to video games, the hero usually succeeds when he eliminates his foe in a very violent manner.
Once they feel that they are not appreciated and adequately loved at home they will run to peers who will act as compensate for the parental loss in their lives. It will be really unfortunate if the new peers they acquire are members are badly cultured. This means that the teen is more susceptible to make decisions that are more influenced by the society they are exposed to.
Also the increasing cases of parental divorce and custody conflicts between the former spouses puts them more at risk of depression. It is unfortunate that this drugs are major contributors to lots of accidents among teens with the worst cases being some of them taking them in suicide attempts caused about by depression. Depression can affect them very strongly resulting in them causing harm to themselves or others if it is not properly addressed early.
A lot of stereotyping in the mass media of the type of people who can be successful in society brings about frustrations to those who feature in neither of the categories. Lack of a parental figure is usually one of the major contributions to teenage depression especially where they feel downtrodden and unappreciated. They usually get the perception that the best way to get the world attention is to take their own life.
Exposure to alcohol and illegal drugs has been highest more than ever. Early drinking is a major determinant in them engaging in irresponsible sexual behavior, motor-vehicle accidents and possibilities of picking up the habit continuously in their future life. An increase in non-alcoholic drug use is also on the rise. It is astonishing that drugs like marijuana are no longer considered as dangerous drugs. In fact teen perceptions on its risks are almost non existent nowadays.
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