Teenagers are the main contribution towards social problem. What are the ways to overcome it?
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I don't think you can pin all the blame on young people most  of the time they're just emulating (and magnifying) what they've learned though their elders.
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Here are some articles that I find helpful when dealing with these issues.  I'm confidant you can find a lot of ideas in them!Printouts can be made & distributed to interested ones, too.\n\nHelping Teens in Trouble : Youths in Crisis\n - The Pressures Facing Youths\n - Help for Todays Youths \nhttp://watchtower.org/library/g/2005/4/8/article_01.htm *\n\nDrug Abuse in the Family--What Can You Do?\n - Young People and Drugs\n - How to Protect Your Children\n - Soon--A Drug-free World\nhttp://watchtower.org/library/g/2003/4/8/article_01.htm *\n\nWhat Hope for Today's Youths? :\n - The Tragedy of Youthful Deaths\n - Suicide--A Scourge of young People\n - When Hope and Love Vanish ...\n - When They Return\n - Motivations for Suicide\n - Some Indicators of Suicide \nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/9/8/article_01.htm *\n\nSuicide--Who Are Most at Risk? :\n - Suicide--The Hidden Epidemic\n - Given a Desire to Live - A Sure Hope\n - Risk Factors and Warning Signs\nhttp://watchtower.org/library/g/2000/2/22/article_01.htm *\n\nWhy So Many Lonely People?\n - Coping With Loneliness\n - When No One Will Ever Feel Lonely Again\n - What You Can Do About Loneliness \nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/6/8/article_01.htm *\n\nWhat Is the Purpose of Life? :\n - Is There a Purpose to Life?\n - Conditions More Difficult\n - What some famous people have said\n - The Effect of their different views \nhttp://watchtower.org/e/pr/article_01.htm\n\n*These URLs will probably be modified soon.  The new URLs can be found then, by entering the first sub-title of each in \nhttp://watchtower.org/search/search_e.htm .  New URLs for all the other titles in that series will appear on each page of the series.
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Teenagers these days need morals given by their parents and enforced. A lot of parents don't open up to their child by these issues until its too late. Not only do teenagers deal with this problems, but so do pre-teens. Some parents think, "Oh Jonny is only 11 years old. We don't need to talk to him about that yet." Unfortuantly, many of them are very wrong. Most kids are learning about sex and drugs before they are a teenager.\n\nSociety & the media plays a huge role in a childs mind. There are more bad infuences than great role models out there. A child gets confused. \n\nMorals aren't set into the childs mind. Discussions about sex, drugs and its concequences. Its not taught in school until after a child has had its glimse of drugs and sex. They are already tring to figure it out on their own because they are not getting other help from anyone other than their friends who are already experiencing this issues. \n\nParents need to open up with their child and visa versa.  Family discussions and meetings can connect a family is positive ways. Its not only beneificial to the child but the parent. Sometimes family counciling is very helpful to families with difficult issues. \n\nWith all that aside, A teenager (or pre-teen) who feels threatened by the peer pressures of drugs or sex. Just say "No thanks".  Its not worth the concequences. Enjoy your life as a kid, follow your dreams and reach them. Be knowledgeable and make something good for yourself. If you fall into the traps of peer pressure, you lose yourself. There is only one "you" out there. Make "you" someone good, someone great.
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understanding and respecting other people's, culture, religion and rituals can help in solving this problem.\nthe crux of the problem is the greedy nature of human.
1034587
Because people view teenagers as these younger "know-it-alls" who have never lived life and have no idea what it's like to live. They don't understand that times have changed and so have teenagers. They also don't understand that everyone is different, and have gone through different things.
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teenage marriage, teenage pregnancy, or premarital sex... if that's not good, how about the sociallly concerned topics, like the groupings between teenagers, like the popular, the geek, nerds, freaks... things like that... or if not... how about how teenagers could help in the environment or things like that?...
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You must totally agree with Islam, Xtianity and Homos.  Plus, you must appease all teenagers who have nothing else to do.
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Depression,being lonely,or something much worse!! It is hard for teens not to have friends,they have no one to turn to for support or comfort!! There parents aren't the same as a friend that they can tell anything to!!
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Only three things are going to work:\n1. Eliminate alcohol and tobacco. Ain't gonna happen.\n2. Constant monitoring of teenagers. Very expensive.\n3. Explain the consequences of smoking and drinking to them, without lying. This will not have a 100 percent effectiveness rate, because many teenagers feel they are old enough to make these decisions without the info.
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Many teenagers will have some experience with alcohol and other drugs. In fact, drug use among adolescents is much more common than parents realize. About one in six persons between the ages of 13 to 17 years old has used marijuana. Nearly two-thirds of all American young people try an illegal drug before they finish high school. Alcohol and nicotine (in cigarettes) are the most commonly used drugs by teenagers. Teenagers who smoke and drink during their early teens are the ones most likely to begin to use other illegal drugs later.\n\nTeens will often experiment with drugs once or twice and stop. Some will continue to use occasionally without experiencing any real problems. But some teens will use drugs on a regular basis, even to the point of becoming addicted. Some teenagers do "grow out" of their drug use. But it's impossible to tell which teenagers will and which won't. Yet just telling kids to say "no" doesn't work.\n\nPrevention programs offer some hope in delaying or stopping teenage drug use. Certainly, the best prevention is a warm and secure family environment. Parents who show their children by example and who refrain from using drugs themselves have the best chance of raising a drug-free child. \n\nEarly detection of drug problems in teenagers is necessary so that the teen can get early treatment. Treatment helps teens develop new ways of coping with problems. Many teens use alcohol and other drugs to cover up their feelings. Also, teens who have developed a serious drug or alcohol problem need to learn to have fun with friends without using drugs and alcohol. \n\nThese are specific behaviors to watch out for: \n* missing school or cutting classes,\n* a drop in grades,\n* getting into fights or severe conflict with parents,\n* hanging out with a new, possibly older, crowd of friends,\n* depression, confusion, mood swings,\n* isolating self in room,\n* getting in trouble at school or with the law,\n* changes in likes and dislikes to more unconventional style (music and clothing) ,\n* a significant weight gain or loss, and\n* red or glassy eyes, extreme fatigue and poor health.
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Oh no - your appliances have reached teenage.  Watch out for them running off to their rooms crying, gathering in furtive groups, wearing labels you never heard of and asking for money and a ride to the mall.  Set some ground rules now before it all breaks loose.\n---------------------\nWhat the heck time of day is it in your part of the world to be mowing the lawn??????
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Teenagers get depressed very easily. Whether it is because they do not fit in or they are not happy with their body type. Teenage girls are at more risk of depression then boys. More than likely they will not tell you what is wrong and pressuring them to tell you is not a good thing it will only cause tension at home. \n  You only thing you really can do give them more praise for things they do right like a good grade, how they look, or just do more family things that they enjoy. You have to help them through it even if you have to do it at a distance.\n\n\n"Factors involved in causing depression, include:\n \n·A history of depression in the family: It is believed that depression is passed genetically from generation to generation, although the exact way this occurs is not known. \n\n·Grief from the death or loss of a loved one. \n·Personal disputes, like conflict with a family member. \n·Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. \n·Major events that occur in everyone's lives, such as moving, graduating, changing jobs, getting married or divorced, retiring, etc. \n·Serious illness: depressed feelings are a common reaction to many medical illnesses. \n·Certain medications \n·Substance abuse: close to 30% of people with substance abuse problems also have major depression. \n·Other personal problems: these may come in the forms of social isolation due to other mental illnesses, or being cast out of a family or social circle." From www.webmd.com\n\n\nBut listen VERY carefully do not take it lighty. It is a very serious matter. If it gets worse or you don't think you can help them talk go talk to a doctor.
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well if you're speaking of a teenager, breakfast is really important. It gets your brain cranking over and seems to be neglected in large by part by most of this country.
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1. best option, find out what's wrong at school... it could be anything from social problems (such as bullies or romance) or educational (like being behind in math, or haveing trouble remembering history dates) possibly, although we hope not... a learning or behaviorial disability... or worse, it could be the case of a abusive teacher or administrator whom is not fit for their job.\n\nthe trick is to talk to your teenager and find out what is wrong in school then work with them, let them know you want to help them solve those issues, try real hard to keep the teen responsible without pulling too many authority cards...\n\n2. second best option: start to drive them to and from school everyday, and ask the teachers to monitor behavior... then if you catch the teen ditching ground em with a day for every hour school missed \n\n3. my personal fav but not a good or official option, smack the kid on the bottom and tell em you shouldnt have to watch after em like some lil kid ha ha ha ha ha ha (but i dont recomend this one, since i was on the receiving end... the personal fav part was sarcasm)
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One way that could help is \nchecking with them on a possible\n3 things they like  for ideas and than \nyou can decide on what you'd like\nto give.Ideas: Children today could always\nuse a good book to read, and the trend\nis gift cards for the teenagers. \nOr you could even do something that teachs\nthem about the community, go site seeing\nart, threatre, swimming or it could even be a \ndisposible camera so they can have a \nmemory to add to their photo album. \nIn the end it is what you'd like to give\nthat matters.  It is from you.
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I've had friends like that too. And you can only do so much. Sometimes, they need to learn on their own, as much as it may hurt you to see them get hurt, but at least you know that you have trie to advise them well. However, let them know that you are there and that you are willing to listen. Perhaps, you can find a place where they help teens with problems and get help together.
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Growing up is simply taking responsibility, some do at earlier ages than others.  Society is many humans interacting together, since this interaction can take many forms there are many different kinds of society.  Society exists automatically if two or more people interact.  The best thing is if society works for the common good, the worst is if it victimizes certain members of the society.  The best thing about school is the opportunity to be educated, the worst thing is having to deal with those at school who do not wish to be educated and disrupt the process.  The best thing about peers is positive interaction, the worst is negative interaction, same with friends.  Family is protective and supportive, that is best, opposite of that is worst.  Best thing is to be successful and help others be successful, worst is damage to reputation.