There are several teen struggles that here lately, and i think it should be talked about. Depression, bullying, academic problems, social media, and connection to parents are the biggest picture. beacuase of bullying, loss of parent and teen connection, and social media it effects academic progress, and simple videos about bullying and deppression. 13% of teens expeicence deppression and most teens are afraid to step up to say anything about being bullied.cyberbulling on social media also can cause depression. most teen get bullied online by there classmates. theres about 5% of teens that drop out of school for struggling.
Teens also have trouble connecting or talking to there parents as well. Teens have trouble talking to their parents about how they are feeling because most parents tell them they have it so easy these days or blame them being on their phones for how their feeling. they blow off their kids feelings when they reach out which causes the Teen to withdraw from their parents and loose their connection with their parents. all these things also cause teens to let their grades slip because they are not uplifted to do anything. what would actually help to sold these probblems
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Shania,
I think your topic is good and your summary is definitley your voice and opinions which is good! The issue lies in the fact that you didn't reply to any students comments which is worth 30 points. -10 late
I agree that many teenagers are struggling in today's world. Depression and anxiety from other classmates and from school alone is really causing problems. I agree that many teens find it hard to connect to there parents. I feel that either parents can pressure there kids or just not care about there grades. Being pressured to have perfect grades is stressful. Some parents could also not care at all about there children's grades. Both situations are not good.
As someone who has been bullied in person and online, bullying is a huge deal. Teens aren't dumb and they know when they're being talked about, but with the lack of evidence, it is hard to ever say anything. I think teaching children how to be kinder to each other and accepting differences should be implemented more in school.
I don't know how to solve these problem, and these problems aren't something I can solve let alone help. I also agree ith you about depression, because a lot of people get depressed and they don't tell others about it. I also agree about don't tell parents thing or if they do they don't know what exactly to say then. They don't tell parents because they always say how we are lucky to have food, water, shelter, and education but their words are pushing us towards depression because at that moment we will feel terrible for feeling terrible even though other people have had worse. When they parents tell us to talk it usually isn't in a friendly manner or in a I dare you to say that you have a problem tone.
I do agree that many teens these days have lost their connection with their parents do to these problems. I think it is very common for many teens to struggle with some type of depression or other things. I think adults should try to be more involved or help if a kid comes to them with a problem.
I agree that teenagers have many factors that make them struggle in today's world. I'm sure that all teenagers feel and experience, at some point, depression, bully, academic problems, social media, and connection to parents. It can be hard for parents to understand because they did not grow up like we are now.
I think that parents could be more understanding of their children. They may have had a rough childhood themselves, but that gives them no excuse to tell their children that they need to suck it up because their childhood was worse. Every child goes through something different than their parents childhood. Doing and saying things like that are most of the reason why teens are depressed. They can't even talk to their own parents about their problems as they are afraid they will be blown off or lectured. Another problem to teens struggles today is of the amount of schoolwork and homework assigned each night. This can be stressful when teens just want to go home and relax after 8 hours at school all day.
I believe that teens can have struggles whether it is at school, home, and etc. I think that some parents need to understand that we might be growing up different than the way they did, so they might need to try to understand the way we are growing up or what is happening around us too.
Parents and other adults should know that we are growing in a different world. There were no smartphones or internet. So it is tough for an adult who does not use the internet to understand a teen's trouble. A lot of parents don't understand depression in the first place. They think it just sadness but there is a lot more going on I the background.
I think social media has a lot to do with teens problems, not the only thing, but a lot. Depression can be caused by many things and it can affect anyone at all. Also school creates a lot of stress in teens lives so some of these problems can definitely be helped.
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