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Zafar Iqbal

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Quiz-Quiz Trade

Top ten problems in Teenagers

Identifying these problems among our

students.

Precautions, Implications

Quiz-Quiz Trade ( revision session)

Drugs – This is a common problem that most of

the teens face today. They could be addicted to

drugs due to a number of reasons.

Mostly it is the peer pressure. If the parents

don’t have time for these kids then the problem

only becomes more serious. So do not blame

your child if you catch him or her taking drugs.

Give them the help and the support they need.

It is also equally important that you explain

them how drugs can be dangerous and must be

avoided.

Study pressure – The teenagers today are under a lot of study pressure from both the teachers and the parents. They have to get good grades so that they get into a good college. You must talk to the child and see the problems that they are facing.

Many teenagers under pressure tend to cheat and if caught they have to face very bad consequences. This can make the kids rebellious and also less disciplined.

The parents must understand that not all children can get the best grades. They must be more understanding to the kids and their ability. You must allow the child to bring out the best in them and not get pressurised to perform.

Pressure in a relationship- Many teenagers today are in relationships. This may also include physical involvement with a person. When teenagers are involved in this may lead to transmitted diseases.You must be very strong as a parent/ teachers/ House Master when you need to deal with a situation like this. You must never blame the child or hit him. You must explain to them the pros and cons of a relationship and how they must deal with it.

As a parent it may be more difficult if you do not share a very friendly relationship with the child. Some teenagers who are heart broken in love can get really depressed and even try to commit suicide.

These cases are on the rise and we must advise the parents /teachers/HM/AHM to be very careful to deal with a situation like this

Constant need to look good – Many teenagers today suffer from body image problem. They spend a huge sum of money on clothes and the way they are looking but at the end of it they are never satisfied. Not all the teenagers can look gorgeous as a result the others who do not have a great figure and looks start to feel depressed and become introverts. They don’t make friends and like to stay at home as they are too fat and not attractive enough to get a date. Some also blame their parents for the dark skin or for not taking care of their diet as a child.

You may feel really upset to see this form of your child and also feel very dejected. However, you must understand that the child is frustrated and needs your help. If the child is very upset never leave them alone.

Just listen to all that they have to say till they calm down. Leaving them alone can be a big mistake.

Constant pressure to excel in all aspects of life – as a teenager everyone wants to be the best in all the activities so that the other kids in school admire them and look up to them. However, there are a lot of problems that come with this will to be the best. Many children stress themselves much more they can or they should. They spend hours studying or working too hard. As a result they may become restless and also fall sick.

The parents must take good care of the child and see what exactly the child is doing. The parents must tell the kids to relax along with all the hard work that they are putting in. This is one reason why many students get stress attacks and also may suffer from high pressure at times. It has become common to find stress related health problems in the teenagers. The parents are also equally responsible for this plight of this plight.

Group Problem Task

A Use of Drug (

Smoking too)

Why Drugs are prohibited? How can we

discourage the use of drugs in students?

B Study

pressure

How Study pressure effects the mental

health of students? Why it is dangerous

for students?

C Pressure in a

relationship-

How important is the ‘Pressure in a

relationship’ for the teachers of a

boarding School? Why?

D Craze of

Looking Good

“Constant need to look good” Draw a list

of Disadvantages. And How we can control

in our School?

E Constant

pressure

“Constant pressure to excel in all aspects

of life ” Find it Advantages and

Disadvantages.

Uncertainty about the future – Most of the teenagers are not sure as to what life holds for them. Which college they will get in and what will be the career that they will be making is uncertain as a result the students often feel depressed and are found lost or day dreaming. Some of them are very confused on what they should do and what career they should make.

As a parent and teacher you must give advice to the students and show them the way. If the child needs career counseling then you must provide that. One more reason for teenagers being stressed is that they want to seek a profession but their parents may have a different dream for them.

If you go by the statistics you will be surprised to see the number of teenagers who suffer from depression. The number is only increasing. The depression in teenagers is not a good sign as it can ruin the future if the teenagers.

The worst part is that the teenager may not know how exactly he or she is going to deal with the depression. This only increases the magnitude of the problem more. The cause of depression can be personal as well as academic. As a teenager mood swings are common and natural.

However, if the depression continues you must take the child to psychiatrists because teenagers trying to commit suicide are very common across the world.

social networking has become the necessity in the life of the teenagers. If you check the internet you will see how teenagers are addicted to the net. They also invite unnecessary trouble because of this and also get followed by stalkers.

This can lead to a lot of crimes against the teenagers. They are so addicted at times that they spend whole night updating their details on the sites.

They do not sleep well and cannot even concentrate on their studies as a result they suffer a lot in all the aspects of life.

This has become one of the most common problems that the teenagers face today and cannot even get rid of.

Eating disorders- This is a problem that is more common with the teenage girls. They fear that they will become fat as a result they do not eat at all. Due to this they suffer from anaemia and anorexia. They become too thin and weak as a result they develop a lot of health related complexities. This is a common problem that teenagers all across the world are facing.

Teenage boys on the other hand have the habit of eating lot of junk. They do not have any discipline and either they skip a meal or overeat at times. As a child you can force your kids to eat healthy but as teenagers it becomes difficult to make them eat things that are healthy for them as a result they suffer seriously

Teenagers are crazy for the accomplishment

of their tasks which lead them restlessness.

Ultimately it causes distress and

disappointment and in case of failing they

left the work incomplete.

As a parents/teachers, they should tell about

the reality, capacity, and effect in all. If this

problem is not diagnosed in time it may

effects the mental and physical health of

students.

Group Problem Task

A Uncertainty

about the

future

How can we come over this problem in

students? Why it is a serious issue.

B Depression How much “Depression” effects the

mental health of students? Why it is

dangerous for students?

C Addiction to

Social

Network

How “Addiction to Social Network” is the

problems. What other problem are

associated with this?

D Eating

disorders-

“Eating disorders- ” Draw a list of

Disadvantages. And How we can control in

our School? Why it is important for us?

E Restlessness Find it Advantages and Disadvantages of

Restlessness