Teenage and Social Issues

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/emotions/teenagers/rebellion.shtml This is the link o the article.


Synopsis: This article is about teenage rebellion and what are the reasons why teenagers rebel. They think that when they rebel they will look grown up or feel grown up and also to impress their peers. Teenagers may rebel as they have the "risk-taking" behaviour. This article also tell us that they defy adult restrictions deliberately as a way of asserting their independence. It is also said that teenage rebellion does not last as statistics show that teenage criminal behaviour tends to begin around the age of 13, peak at 17 and then disappear almost completely in early adulthood.



I agree to what this article is saying. It is very true that teenagers start getting out of hand at the age of 13 to 17. They do things like smoking, drinking or having under-age sex. Some may even do things like stealing or taking drugs

I feel that the main problem is that the teenagers want to feel grown up and independent and does not want their parents to control them. They always think that they are already grown up and know what they are doing but actually they don't. Another reason of teenage rebellion is usually because of mixing with the wrong people. The teenager may be jeered or mocked by his friends for not being like them and always listening to their parents. This will cause the teenager to rebel and not liten to their parents as they want to be as cool as their friends and end up smoking and start having criminal behaviours.

On the other hand, i feel that teenage rebellion is part of growing up. I mean who wants to be always controlled by their parents? Nobody. It is true that our parents have been in this world much longer than us and have more life experiences. But they were once teenagers and i am very sure they did not like being controlled in whatever thay do. If the teenager is controlled, he does not have any freedom. He or she also cannot make decisions on their own and is like a non-living thing. In the end he will not grow up, he will not be useful in society, he will not be independent. He will be just like a robot, doing what people ask him to do.

I feel that what a parent should do is to spend more time with their children and understand them and help them if they have any difficulties. If they want them to be independent they should set boundaries. They should try to give their child an authoritative and responsible role over them, and see how he copes. This will help put their mind at rest and make their child aware of the responsibility involved in looking after themselves. This will also make him realise that he has earned independence. The parents should always respect the child's privacy and support his or her choices as much as they can.

It is also said that teenage rebellion is normal as scientists discovered that the brain continues to develop and grow well into the teenage years. They may have well-developed emotions and feelings but may not have acquired the abilit to think through it.Therefore, i feel that with proper parental guidance and respect for their children, teenage rebellion will not be a problem at all.