Why is it that so many "teens" are so troubled these days?
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There are many contributing factors which range from societies influence, the media, peer pressures and the negativity which jumps or passes from person to person, and bad attitudes.
The needs they have which arent being met, and the inability to express these needs.
Also because they think they know it all, and won't listen to any sort of advice.
Parents, and there lack of attention towards their children, (not all, but in general). This must begin from the early years of their lives.
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because when they have "problems", they seem cool and they have something to complain about at lunch. i had a friend who cut herself just so people would feel bad for her.
It is the stupid "Western Culture" they live in
There is more of them.
teens have always been troubled, but this time we get to see that more openly
because when the parents try to descipline them, the parents can go to jail, so can the teachers
single parents having to work multiple jobs to survive, leaving children to be raised by the tv and their peers. all of that and video games. in the real world lifes problems cant be solved between commercials and you wont find the skills to deal with life hiding in ninetindo land. so teens are without direction because of the lack of positive leadership earlier in life.
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Lack of parental accountability. Lack of moral grounding. Lack of ethics, Lack of community...
I think that many teens grow up in a continum...and those that are on the extreme ends are more vulnerable to be "troubled."
Rural areas are more commonplace than they were in the past. Drugs are easier to access. There are many parents who do not care about their children. They are addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, or all three. Living in poverty often means living in an area with high crime. When a child grows up in a community with a lot of crime, often, the only way to protect themselves is to join a gang. It also gives them a sense of belonging when they've been neglected at home. It's terrible...
On the other end are the rich kids. Like the other end, a common factor is parental neglect. They have little supervision. Also, they are used to getting what they want. They grow up believing that the world is wonderful and awesome. Then they go out into the real world and their ego is pushed down. They don't know why they aren't being handed everything. Did you know that rich kids are more likely to express depression then their peers? They have more mood problems than their counterparts. Parents of rich kids also like sending their kids to private schools. Private schools are breeding grounds for drug addicts. Drugs are expensive to afford, and having money doesn't really help the problem. Drugs also help them cope with their problems and a sign of being "cool" and afluent.
So I believe that the problem is mostly due to an increasing amount of "rich kids" and also children growing up with an impoverished environment.
Then there's the media...I could write an essay. I could write a book, but I'll stop here:)
Because there are few intelligent adults around them in this world to make it any other way. Adults make the violent disturbing video games, adults make decisions to blow up the world...which, by the way, they are doing. There is a sense of hopelessness in the world so how are teens supposed to feel?
good question
Society. twisted values
I think it is because parents are no longer parenting. They are more interested in careers and self, than raising responsible kids. They blame the teachers when their kids get in trouble at school. They are never home. They don't check up on what their kids are doing or watching. (Have you looked at MySpace.com lately?)
Today's teens have too much freedom, money and media. They don't have enough discipline, rules and punishment!
because there's nothing better for them to do.
in my opinion..there have always being.this "troubled"factor,during adolescence,however,only noticeable these days..where the "nuclear"family is a rare sight or luxury,to have extend end family living together.another factor,is that...many parents.goes into parenthood.barely "parenting"themselves.they have barely finished being "children"themselves.by their elders,and haven't got the qualities,and skills.to brought up a child.and since.the extended family is rarely seeing these days.children.are left mostly of the time on their own,being parented,. by unskilled or "unwise"parents,with lots of stresses.by both parents and children.and little merry making ,family values,nurturing and love,these youngesters,turn into "peer pressure"by their friends.trying to "fit"in the group,so as to show that they are "Growing up"or simply that,..they are "game"to do the things.they does,.sometimes.it maybe normal.as without all those so called"negative"experiences.we won't learn the values of "qualities"and vice-versa.we won't grow to be wise,and matured.by learn through our own choices and mistakes in life.
Hormones and Society
because of stress at skool, friend problems, having a social life to deal with, perverted guys, i could go on and on ,,,
To much freedom and money.....not enough discipline and understanding.
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