Youth's Problems

'Youth’s problems 1. The most difficult period 2. Drug problems 3. Juvenile delinquency 4. Teenage conceptions 5. Post-adolescence 6. Positive trend 7. The responsibility of one’s actions

It is notoriously known that the youth is the most difficult period of the person’s formation. The reason of that is based upon the fact that teenagers strive for identification their place in the universe and try to prove for everyone their maturity. Unfortunately in this pursuit, the great number of teenagers resort to improper methods and take the wrong road. From our sheer experience we all know that adolescence is a discrepant time accompanied by tense relationships with parents and often it’s a time when we don’t get on with our friends and teachers. At the same time teenagers are oppressed by the extreme responsibility, because they have to make some very important decisions, which will influence their future life. That’s why in attempt to escape reality and to relax young people turn to alcohol or drugs. Fortunately, most children grow out of it or simply decide they don’t like it and then stop. But a few go on taking drugs and in the majority of cases it leads to a terrible side effects, such as having an accident while under drug’s influence, blood poisoning, accidental overdoses which can lead to unconsciousness, stop breathing or even death. Moreover according to statistics a great number of juvenile offenders are addicted. In the majority of cases junks commit different serious crimes, because they need some money to buy drugs, but at the same time they may do it because of the altered sense of reality and haziness of mind. That’s why parents should always be on their guard and tread carefully when talking to a child they suspect may be taking drugs. A wrong word at a wrong time can sometimes make a child even more rebellious. But the right words of understanding can reinforce their decision not to take drugs. Speaking about youth’s problems we can’t lay aside the question of juvenile delinquency. Nowadays it’s rate is rather high and In order to take affirmative steps toward reducing juvenile delinquency, it is important to understand the root causes and the reasons underlying the problem. I’ve already mentioned that One of the primary reasons that juveniles become involved in delinquent behavior and illegal conduct rests in drug and alcohol abuse. But it isn’t the only one reason for children being violent and aggressive. In examining the underlying causes of juvenile delinquency, the family environment in which a particular young person resides or has been raised is a significant factor. For example, a juvenile who has a parent with legal problems is far more likely to engage in delinquent conduct than is a juvenile without a parent involved in the criminal justice system. Research also demonstrates that a young person from an abusive home or one who has a parent with a substance abuse problem has a far greater chance of ending up in delinquent and illegal behavior. Lack of parent’s love, care and support lead to children being violent, mischievous and insolent. In order to decline the rate of juvenile delinquency, prevention services may include activities such as substance abuse education and treatment, family counseling, youth mentoring, parenting education, educational support, and youth sheltering. Aside from juvenile delinquency and drug abuse, another problem of youth is a teenage pregnancies. Statistics about pregnancies among under-age girls are daunting and it is notoriously known that teenage conceptions is a social disaster of our time. What’s more frighten about present trends is the explosion of unwed teenage mothers and as a result a significant increase of the number of children born out of wedlock. Nowadays it is evident that majority of teenagers don’t ponder over the consequences of their actions, particularly of early sexual life, such as ill-considered pregnancies or the risks of sexually transmitted diseases. According to statistics, it turns out that the most vulnerable girls are from poverty-stricken areas and the most widespread reasons of the high rate of pregnant and parenting teens are based on low expectations in terms of job prospects, ignorance about birth control and the reality of motherhood, and mixed messages about sex. In other words, government policy first of all should tackle the problem of inadequate sex education in order to decline the teenager’s birthrate. Regarding the problem of one-parenting families one should touch upon the necessity of post-natal support for teenage moms. There exists a point of view concerning which welfare may made out-of-wedlock birth more possible. The reason of it is that government supports unwed mothers and as a result fathers are allowed not to take responsibility for their children. But it is evident that depriving some mothers of welfare would cause hardship for adequate child care. That’s why this controversial question is still open. First of all solving this problem it is important to emphasize the moral principle that people shouldn’t have babies before they’ve ready to take care of them. One more current trend among youth’s problems is their reluctance to quit family homestead. There even exist a special term to describe this phenomenon – “post-adolescence”. The reasons of the fact that increasing number of young people prefer to stay in the nest are different. One may say that it is just easier and cheaper to live with the parents, another seek the perpetuation of a warm and supportive parent-child relationship. It goes without saying that the economic crisis and widespread youth unemployment have undoubtedly played a part in a keeping post-teenagers at home. As for sociologists, they suppose that the permissive parents themselves do everything possible to tempt their children return to the fold. Though some beleaguered parents have begun to rebel at what they see as flagrant exploitation. They complain that children aren’t even embarrassed at being completely dependent. Moreover they take everything for granted. There exist some even deeper dangers in the emerging situation. These grown children are failing to mature, losing their masculinity and turning into old young man. Fortunately nowadays not all the teenagers have the problems which were mentioned above. Moreover there exist a great number of young people who understand the importance of decisions and actions made in this period of life. That’s why they try to do their best in finding the appropriate occupation, hobby and in general their own lifestyle. In connection with it in recent years a great number of new sub-cultures appeared which promote mental, spiritual and physical development. For example parcour, role-plaing games, historical reenactment and others. Historical presentations are aimed to portrait the lifestyle of people of the certain period, moreover along with the educational purpose it contains competitive elements for entertainment, because often these performances are combined with the tournaments and martial arts competitions. To sum up, one should emphasize the significance of the role of parents in the period of children’s adolescence. It is evident that the life of the young people is frequently determined by the adults, that’s why they should be tolerant and patient, always help to get through a confusion of life in a steady, productive way. Indeed, teenage years might not be the best years of one’s life, but the lessons learnt from the problems and trials a youth goes through, should be treasured as a means of helping one to mature and grow. The control parents exercise over their child should be done with understanding and sympathy. In spite of the fact that teenagers consider themselves as the responsible persons, they still need an adult to be there to guide them, and help them in decision-making. In conclusion we must notice that the success of solving the youth’s problems first of all is based upon the teaching to be amenable for one’s actions.