...al Relationship between parents and their teenage children I think that trust and respect is so important in a relationship between teenagers and their parents, because the teenagers need to know that they can share things and tell their parents about their problems, and here I am thinking that it is all about the parent’s reactions that makes the child want or does not want to come and share things again. What is also one of the most important things are to know the right way their teenage children should be treated. As I know teenagers like to be free and independent in their life, so it is good for parents to understand them in this situation, because they can end up doing things behind your back. Parents should not ignore experimentation with alcohol and drug, in hope that the teenage child will somehow learn about the risks. I think they should talk about the danger and make them understand in a good way. Being a teenager is not something bad because it is, in my opinion, the best period of one’s life and all our good times are spent in this period, it is definitely also a though period for the parents and the teenagers. As a teenager you have to look after so many things, happening around with friends, their own body, hormones and that they don’t feel understood from their parents side. For them it is like to fight everyday with their parents, but in the same time I know it is difficult and hard for the parents because they have to deal with the various changes. Their...
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...Introduction Socializing by teenagers as they move through adolescence is one of the key components to "growing up." Early adolescents usually remain in same-sex groups, with very little social contact with the opposite sex. By the time they reach their mid-teens, the groupings tend to change, often forming a loose confederation of boys and girls. Adolescence years is a crucial time as it is a intermediary phase between childhood and adulthood and when a teenager faces relationship problem at this stage it serves long term effects on him or her. It is true when it is said that most of our development happens during this period both physically and emotionally.If relationship setback is grave, it can even affect teen’s future to quite an extend. A teen relationship contains many elements such as trust, honesty,communication, respect and time management and all play an essential role. If all these elements are balanced or managed effectively by the teenager it leads to healthy relationship. However, when abused or improperly addressed, those same relationship elements can lead to numerous problems. Infatuation or love? Some teens are not able to gauge their feelings well. They might mistakenly takeinfatuation for love. This is the stage when teenagers are most confused about their feelings. They are unable to decide and fail to make right decisions. When they enter into the relationship they might cut off from family and other friends.In a healthy relationship teen maintains his separate...
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...what being in love feels like. Provided that Romeo is in love, he is able to explain what it is in such significant words. Romeo is in love, and teenagers of this time period can also plunge into the emotions of love. Teenagers are capable of being in love because of examples from iconic duos, historic examples, and statistics. The main reason that teenagers can be in love are the examples of iconic duos. Romeo and Juliet is the ageless example of true love between adolescents. In this quote, Juliet explains that they can not be too rash. “Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be...
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...Many parents use tracking devices on their teenage children. But is using Safetrak Teen Tracking system crossing a line? This device tells parents not just where their child is, but where they have been, where they are going, and how fast they are driving. However, is this device really worth the time and money? Think about it, no matter how the child finds out about the device they will be upset, the tracker will not stop them from getting into an accident, and if found there are ways around the device. The disadvantages of the tracking system outweighs its limited benefits. Contrary to what parents may think, the Safetrak device will not keep a teenagers out of danger. Picture this: a worried parent paces the living room late at night waiting for their daughter to come home. Then they remember to check Safetrak. The parent sees that their child is almost home, so they go to bed. However, as the driver turns at the last stop sign, a deer jumps onto the road and the child crashes. The tracking...
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...The Effects of Teenage Relationships Different relationships affect teenagers in various ways. Friends impact teenagers almost the same amount as their parents. Teenagers go to their friends for help or to ask questions that they could not ask their parents about. Most of the time their friends give them good advice but then there is the down side when they put pressure on their friends to do something like to smoke, drink, and do drugs. In most cases they tell their friends how to dress and act when around certain people. Love relationships just make it even harder for a teenager to get a good education. Some start to fail in school because they are hanging out with their boyfriend or girlfriend instead of doing their work. Throughout adolescence, teenagers are positively and negatively impacted by several relationships such as friends, family, and love relationships. Friends have a big influence on teenagers because they can say and do many of things to teenagers who think they were friends. They also start rumors and take their friends girlfriend or boyfriend and have them cheat on their friend. Some go out to drink, smoke, or to do drugs just to have fun but some think of driving home and most teenagers do not even make it to their driveways. Some teenagers who are so depressed about their social problems even think about committing suicide. Most start to hurt others turn into “goth’s” by dressing in all black. Many of depressed people show how they feel by dressing differently...
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...LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SAN PABLO CITY CAMPUS S.Y 2011-2012 ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF RESERVED TYPE AND OUT-GOING TYPE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY TEENAGERS ABIGAIL ROSE O. MONZON BS PSYCHOLOGY 2P1 SUBMITTED TO: MS. MARIZ BORGOÑOS 2012 I. Title ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF RESERVED TYPE AND OUT-GOING TYPE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY TEENAGERS II. Introduction Extraversion-Introversion is a key component of what makes up the human personality. More aggressive and gregarious individuals are generally referred to as extraverts or out-going type, while introverts or reserved type tend to prefer solitude and worry less about being social. By no means are introverts lonely people, they simply prefer to socialize and work in smaller groups. Extraverts live to meet new people and constantly expand their circle of friends, and they often do this quite actively. The important thing to notice in the description above is that being an introvert has nothing to do with being afraid or anxious about socialization. Introversion is a choice, or at least a preference. Out-going type or so called an extroverted personality. It's a person who is confident, has good manners and when they come into a room they are a breath of fresh air. Their manners are impeccable and they make each and every person feel important. They can have a good sense of humor without being anxious or loud, ask how the other person is doing or congratulate someone who has had...
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...Head: PARENT-TEEN RELATIONSHIPS Parent-Teen Relationships: The Impact these relationships have on teens Henna Banwait HHS-4MO-A November 11, 2011 Introduction “There's no point in talking to you; you'll never understand; you don't even know who I am; I'm never good enough for you” are all phrases spit at the parent, who in most cases is hurt or outrages at their child's behavior. But sometimes parents don't realize that their “child” is not a “child” anymore. That their 16 or 17 or even 18 year old needs to be treated like a young adult. This doesn't mean that the teenager should be given unlimited freedom; it just means that the teenager's point of view, opinion and idea should be accounted for. Teenager's also need to see through the eyes of their parents and why they tell them to do thing a certain way. Such as Irene Lebedies who is a family coach and states, “Although teenagers will make their own choices, a good home life can increase the odds that kids will avoid many of the pitfalls of adolescence. Particularly, a kind, warm, solid relationship with parents who demonstrate respect for their children, an interest in their children's activities, and set firm boundaries for those activities may directly or indirectly deter criminal activity, illegal drugs and alcohol use, negative peer pressure, delinquency, sexual promiscuity, and low self-esteem.” (Parenting Teens, 2008) Many parents believe...
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...the teenager years: adolescent rebellion. And it's one that causes many conflicts with parents. Two common types of rebellion are against socially fitting in (rebellion of non-conformity) and against adult authority (rebellion of non-compliance.) In both types, rebellion attracts adult attention by offending it. The young person proudly asserts individuality from what parents like or independence of what parents want and in each case succeeds in provoking their disapproval. This is why rebellion, which is simply behavior that deliberately opposes the ruling norms or powers that be, has been given a good name by adolescents and a bad one by adults. The reason why parents usually dislike adolescent rebellion is not only that it creates more resistance to their job of providing structure, guidance, and supervision, but because rebellion can lead to serious kinds of harm. Rebellion can cause young people to rebel against their own self-interests -- rejecting childhood interests, activities, and relationships that often support self-esteem. It can cause them to engage in self-defeating and self-destructive behavior - refusing to do school work or even physically hurting themselves. It can cause them to experiment with high-risk excitement - accepting dares that as a children they would have refused. It can cause them to reject safe rules and restraints - letting impulse overrule judgment to dangerous effect. And it can cause them to injure valued relationships - pushing...
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...basis of the study being undertaken. A. PERSONAL FACTORS Positive family interaction According to Perez (2010) even though family relationships are important, family communication is especially important because it gives the foundation in a teenager’s life and relationships. Without the strong communication dialogue between family members, teenagers are more likely to make unhealthy choices with their life and relationships. In general, people find it difficult to communicate and understand what is happening in the world around them. Not having communication dialogue between family members is disruptive to the family’s environment and structure. It is especially destructive to an individual’s life because without communication, the individual is left with no support and clarity of his/ her social surroundings. The field of communication offers knowledge and understanding between family members and individuals. Family communication is the foundation that strengthens family interaction. Lack of communication affects behaviors and attitudes. Young people who reported feeling a lack of parental warmth, love, or caring were also more likely to report emotional distress, lower self-esteem, school problems, drug use, and sexual risk behaviors. In addition, weak family relationships fail to provide the emotional support that teenagers require. This lack of attention and affection from family resulting in depression forces them to seek love and support from other people, especially...
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...sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. The challenges that occur nowadays create difficulties for families to foster a bond. Talker 1 : Now what is a family? Family is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a bond with each other. It all forms when man and women become one and from there a family is born. Talker 2: Family bonding does not happen overnight. It forms with every second, every minute that you spend with your loved ones. Talker 3: A close family bond is like a safe harbour, where we feel secure and where we trust that we have someone always there to whom we could turn to when we need them the most. Chairman : So what is the main challenge to build a strong family bonding in this globalised world? Talker 1: Families face new challenges in later life. In family bonding, divorce permanently weakens the relationship between children and parents. The National Survey of Families and Households found that about one in five divorced fathers had not seen their children in the past year, and less than half the fathers saw their children more than a few times a year. Thus, children’s relationships with both their parents change after a divorce: they become more distant from both, more so even than children living with married but unhappy parents which results in to be less affectionate with their children, less communicative, and to discipline them more harshly and more inconsistently, especially during the first year following the divorce. When a...
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...Theresian School of Cavite Habay, Bacoor, Cavite In Partial Fulfillment Of the requirement in English IV “The Effects of having Boyfriend/Girlfriend Relationships in the Academic Performance of selected high school students of Theresian School of Cavite” By: Altair Marie Acosta John Daniel Buerano John Jeric Chan Trixia Roxanne Dela Cruz Odyssea Hermes Estrella Donald Philip Florendo Alyssa Javier Karen Louise Miranda Monique Reyes Patrick Joshua Villones March 2008 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “The Effects of having Boyfriend/Girlfriend Relationships in the Academic Performance of selected high school students of Theresian School of Cavite” prepared and submitted by, Altair Marie Acosta, John Daniel Buerano, John Jeric Chan, Trixia Roxanne Dela Cruz, Odyssea Hermes Estrella, Donald Florendo, Alyssa Javier, Karen Louise Miranda, Monique Reyes, Patrick Joshua Villones in partial fulfillment of the requirements in English IV is hereby accepted. _________________________ Ms. Menchie Ibasco English Teacher _________________________ Mrs...
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...Me” generation. Narcissistic. Self-absorbed. Among other insults, this is what the parents of the world’s current generation are calling them. Parents these days are putting a lot of emphasis on the following generation’s supposed laziness and huge ego, but somehow, many overlook their own selfish ways. Kids and teenagers now deal with the media, online bullying, a struggling economy, record high tuition, intense stress on body image, social inequality, and multitudes of other issues that were not even conceivable when current adults were in their teens. The world’s elders need to accept the fact that they can not relate to the newest generation’s problems, because their aging minds are incapable of understanding the modern dilemmas and technology that children nowadays encounter. Children and teenagers have exploded into social media within the last decade. There is a substantial difference between old and young people in the use of social media websites. Eighty-nine percent of people between 18 and 29 years old use social networking sites, while older users (age 65 and up) hold a measly 29 percent (Stein, Me me me generation). In addition to this, 71% of users of the app “snapchat” are 25 and younger, and in August of this year, an average of 400 million “snaps” are sent per day! (DMR, 25 Amazing Snapchat Statistics) The staggering gap makes it easy to believe that older adults, such as parents, are not so easily hooked onto social websites. While the thirteen year old sits...
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...activity, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, sexual abstinence, and birth control. Common avenues for sex education are parents or caregivers, formal school programs, and public health campaigns. Schools have a significant role in imparting effective sex education to adolescents. Research has shown that with effective sex education to young adults in schools, it is possible to push back the age at which adolescents experiment with sex. These programs also have the potential to encourage youngsters to use protection during their first sexual experience. Sex education should be taught in school to create early awareness among teenagers, to prevent social problem, and to develop healthy attitude. The factor why sex education should be taught in school is to create early awareness among teenagers. The importance of sex education is to help teenagers make more informed decisions about sex because teenagers are still too young to make a right decision for themselves and they don’t understand what is the issue that may arise problem from early pregnancy will bring various types bad impact and also social problem. Plus, they need a guidance from the elders especially parent and teacher to make a right decision for them. Sex education taught in school will make teenagers realize disadvantages about unsafe sex thus making them avoid unsafe sex at all cost. For example, unsafe sex will cause unwanted pregnancy that will lead to increase in...
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...Octavia Davis November 21, 2014 Comp 105 Early pregnancy is a serious problem for teenagers. Teenagers who are pregnant cannot usually support the child on their own. Early pregnancy can have various possible reasons. This paper focuses on determining the possible reasons for early pregnancy among teenagers. Victims of child abuse and/or neglect are at increased risk for delinquency and running away. However, existing research indicates that the relationship is not inevitable, because the majority of childhood victims do not manifest these problem behaviors. Significantly less is known about connections between childhood victimization and other problem behaviors, such as teenage pregnancy, alcohol and illicit drug use and abuse, and self-destructive behavior. Current knowledge about these outcomes is sparse and only suggestive. Further research is desperately needed to document whether abused and/or neglected children are at increased risk for these adolescent problem behaviors, in comparison to control children and adolescents, and to indicate the extent or magnitude of these relationships. Despite the paucity of research, one can still speculate on some of the potential mechanisms that may link childhood victimization and adolescent problem behaviors (Lamb and Ketterlinus 140). Childhood victimization appears to increase risk for the development of a range of problems in adolescence, including delinquency and violence, running away, sexual promiscuity and teenage pregnancy...
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...Student: Jessica Watson Course: PHI105 Date: 11/13/2013 Professor: Shelley Evans Final copy: Drug abuse Teen drug and substance abuse is a way to get away and forget about their life problems. It is common among teenagers to use and abuse over the counter and illegal substances. In 2002 a national survey was done and it showed “That 54% of high school students indicated using an illicit drug before graduating from high school.” Crouch, B. Caravati, E., & Booth, J. (2004) pg1252. One need to raise awareness among teenagers regarding the abuse of drugs and substances. By seeking therapy, consulting parents and close friends, or speaking with a drug counselor will help teenagers manage drug abuse. Seeking therapy and joining a support groups is a good way to help teenagers get motivated, stay positive, and quit the use of drugs. Therapy is a great way to set goals with your counselor to stay motivated and moving forward with a positive attitude. “Addiction counselors can easily incorporate a positive psychology approach in their work.” Miller, G. A. (2005) Pg205. The support, encouragement, and understanding from a counselor builds trust with their client. Counselors need to be able to gain a trusting relationship with their client in order to help them develop a positive attitude. A client without a positive attitude could struggle through treatment. It is crucial for the counselor to gain trust from their client. Miller, G. A. (2005) Pg206 Within the leading factors...
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