Sports have a powerful and unique way of making a positive impact on a society. It provides a platform for people to come together. It gives individuals a sense of identity, courage, support and most importantly a way of escaping the realities of the world...
Is it surprising that teenage obesity rates have increased? Some causes of rising obesity rates can be because of lack of physical activities like playing sports, not going to the gym, or not having recess and not having outside playing time; other reasons that youth...
Until recently, teens often got a bad rap for staying up late, oversleeping for school, and falling asleep in class. But recent studies show that adolescent sleep patterns actually differ from those of adults or kids. Experts say that during the teen years, the body’s...
Social media hinders mental growth. The young generation spends most of their time surfing the internet. The social sites attract viewers by presenting the content as per the demands and interests of the viewers. Some people even use interactive media as a platform to show...
The ethical impacts of media productions on teenage interactions Introduction As the demographic cohort of children born after 1995, also known as “Generation Z”, embarks upon the educational system and the job market, many factors surrounding the effects of technology and social media come into...
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What is Depression? Depression is a mental health problem, that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities. It affects how a teenager thinks, feels and behaves and it can cause the emotional, functional and physical problem. Depression is a treatable...
Pre-adulthood (10– 19 years) is an extraordinary and developmental time. While most youths have great psychological well-being, different physical, enthusiastic and social changes, including presentation to neediness, misuse, or brutality, can make teenagers powerless against emotional well-being issues. Advancing mental prosperity and shielding young people...
Introduction What is the risk we take? Are adults any worse than teens? Many adults and teens are engaging in unnecessary risk. This is leading to much debate on why and if there is a way to resolve the issue or at least lessen it....
As teenagers start to form romantic relationships, the feeling of invincibility may arise. Having an emotional attachment to a significant other can lead to rational decisions. One of the decisions involving sexual intercourse. For instance, many teens believe that condoms fully protect them from sexually...
Introduction Teenage drug abuse is a deeply concerning issue that continues to cast a shadow over the lives of young Americans and their communities. As we grapple with this persistent challenge, it is essential to conduct an in-depth examination of the intricate and multifaceted effects...
Introduction As a student, understanding the gravity of the issue, you might wonder, “What can you do to prevent drug abuse?” The alarming rise in drug abuse among teenagers has become a pressing concern for parents, educators, and society at large. The consequences of drug...
The story starts with Clay Jensen, a high school student, coming home to find a really packed package waiting for him. Inside the package, lay seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker herself, the girl he likes and his classmate who committed suicide 2 weeks...
Athletes and sports have been around for as long as anyone can remember. Youth sports on the other hand have been on an extreme rise especially with the childhood obesity epidemic the World is facing at the moment. Athletic training has been one of the...
An unplanned pregnancy is a crisis in a student’s life. On the other hand Teen pregnancy is a term used in reference to young ladies who get pregnant before attainment of legal adulthood that is between the ages of 13-19 (UNICEF).A teen mother can request...
Teenage pregnancy is affecting many lives of young women in Honduras. This problem has causes, consequences but the important thing is that it can be prevented. According to the UN analysis, the age at which children get pregnant is between twelve and fifteen years. In...
In 2013, Venka Child aged 16 from Bristol worked with Fixers to create a short video about challenges teen mothers go through. In some part of the video, a teen mother is shown opening a fridge which is almost empty. The teen takes the container...
Having kids can be one of the most exciting things in one’s life, but people are doing it way too early in their lives. Some teenage women are peer pressured by society to get pregnant, and let their emotions get the better of them. A...
Whenever a Teenager commits suicide, every person connected is affected. Family, teammates, friends, neighbors, and occasionally even these who may not have even known the teen will would possibly experience feelings of grief, guilt and confusion. They often believe only if they could have somehow...
Technological sophistication makes everyone easy to get information through smartphones, as well as with a teenager who has a great curiosity about sex so any information is easily obtained through smart phones, and without supervision a child will dabble and do the same thing he...
Ever heard of the ‘birds and the bees?’ This was a story that parents and grandparents discuss to teenagers to explain the concept of interactions with partners. It is considered the generic version of teaching their kids about sexual activity. However, not all young adults...
I have watched The Breakfast Club around 4 times and the line, “why do you need a fake ID anyways”…“so I can vote”, is usually stuck in my head for a while. At first, I like it because it’s funny and a genius use of...
As the new school year begins, teens will once again find themselves struggling to wake up on time so they can get to school on time or even early, while also struggling to stay awake during class. However, doctors are getting concerned. Doctor Owen says,...
What is the modern adolescent experience? Such a broad question has many answers, but more and more of them tie into the issues and stigmas surrounding mental health. Mental health has become more and more of a topic for discussion in the last decade, especially...
This essay is about a novel titled Thirteen Reasons Why book review based on how a teenage girl named Hannah Baker was in high school and suddenly took her own life while go through Psychological disorders like, depression, anxiety based on how she felt about...
Stereotypes are a modern way to organize and classify people based on different attributes that they exhibit. Some stereotypes can be based on fact, and some can tend to be more fabricated or based on speculation. One common label that society places on 13-18 year...
Imagine you are all alone outside in the cold with no food or water, and people passing by and doing nothing. As a result that all changed when teens started to help find homes for abandoned pets. Teen activist, such as Faye Carey, Anya Agarwal,...
Adolescent pregnancy has been an ‘epidemic’ to different societies. As proven by scientists, contraceptive use would have led to erasure of this life-threatening experience, but it seems like the invention was partly of no use. At first, failures would be attributed to lack of knowledge...
Nurliyana and Shamala (2014) claims that in Malaysia, swearing has become a norm amongst teenagers even if the culture generally frowns upon swearing. I also think the same situation is occurring in Brunei as well and is not only amongst adolescents but including those older...
Teen pregnancy is also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in females under the age of 20. Females can become pregnant for sexual intercourse after she has begun to ovulate, which can be before her first menstrual period but usually occurs after the onset of...
Body image refers to how people see themselves dally in the mirror or refection .Either you are ok with it, or not. You try to control it or don’t. The subjective picture or mental image of one’s body. Person perception o the aesthetics or sexual...