A new study has stated that tobacco smoking impacts teens’ brains. Tobacco, which is the leading cause of deaths in U.S, is very common in teens these days. Each year, smoking takes number of lives. However, teens still smoke.
This has become a trend for teens to start smoking during early years, which then gets addicted. And these smokers become hooked to smoking as they grow adults. On the other hand, teens that could restrain from such a habit usually don’t take up smoking in life.
Alcohol and drugs are the biggest problems that today’s teenagers face. With easy access, teenagers are highly susceptible to falling prey to these problems. It is a natural thing for children to get drawn towards these things as this is the age where they go through a transition phase, stepping into adulthood. The sense of rebellion is the highest and the desire to break free maximum. There could be other reasons like family issues, stress etc that could lead teenagers to drugs and alcohol.
The involvement of your teens in use of drugs, truancy and other such risk-taking behaviors may be indicative of the fact that your teen is facing negative peer pressure. These issues can be quite tricky for parents at times, however the key is to handle the situation properly and get your teen out of this phase.
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Sex education is a very common aspect in the life of all teenagers. It encompasses information about aspects of one’s sexuality including family planning, reproduction and reproductive health. Sex education also involves education about emotional relations. It also informs the teens about the hazards of sexually transmitted infections and birth control methods. Teenagers, generally get sex education informally through parents or friends. Media, magazines and web sites are some other informal sources for sex educations among the teenagers.
You think that your child will now be easy to handle as he or she has entered the teenage? You will no longer need to give him step to step advices on how to eat, how to play, how to study etc? Then, you are mistaken, there are many mistakes that parents make with teens thinking they can now take care of themselves. Read on to see what are the top five common mistakes parents make with their teens.
Many parents lecture and not discuss about issues with their teens and this grows distance between them. Teens don’t like someone always lecturing them for this or that, so remember to discuss as a friend and not lecture, as they already get lectures in their schools and colleges.
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