YOUNG TEENS AND SEXUALITY: Why many aged 12-15yr olds are having sex Many teenagers have already had sex by the ages of 12‚ 13‚ and 14.According to Ukweli newsletter (March 1999) in Kenya‚ 19% of teens were sexually active by age 12‚ 25% by age13 and 38% by age14 . In a similar report published also in1999 by Dr Clifford Hill claimed that in Britain 17% of 13-15 year olds were sexually active. Looking at the statistics one may notice that there are a high percentage of sexually active young
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Social Networking and Communication How does social networking sites impact today’s youth? Growing up as a teen in the 80’s‚ hearing the words Facebook‚ probably meant putting your face in a book and reading it; Twitter‚ a sound a bird might make; and MySpace meant exactly that‚ my space. However‚ in today’s teen society those words represent the world’s biggest trend‚ social networking. The purpose of this report is to inform society about social networking and the various impacts it has on
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Causes of Teen Depression The adolescence age can be a stormy and difficult time‚ even for the well adjusted teen. Depression hits adults and teens alike and can have overboard consequences when the teen can feel overwhelmed with such emotional stress and are not aware on how to handle it. After noticing the signs of depression and why they may be feeling that way‚ it is extremely important that they get help and treatment for themselves. This can help make the situation easier not just for
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Have you ever wondered if a teen Activism really saves the world? A teen Activism is a leader‚ a fighter and to have bravenice. So they can help our world to be a better place. And some off the teen Activism that help is Malala‚ Alex Lin and Faye Carey. Some teen activism get to do fun stuff and help our world. For example‚ Alex Lin started with a crew name cald the “Win Team”. According to “Inspiremykids” and “tack part tv”‚ Alex Lin is helping by recycling electronic waste so there is no toxic
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Teen drug addiction has become a menace over the years with youngsters interested in experimenting with illicit substances like drugs‚ alcohol and prescription drugs. The confused young mind of an adolescent may not be able to comprehend the irreparable damage caused by drug addiction until things get worse. Drug addiction in teenagers affects the entire family and they find it difficult to encounter the situation and beat teen drug addiction -There is a high likelihood that your teen will be
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phone as a means to communicate more easily with their guardians‚ which gives them some measure of freedom that they hadn’t had before. Teens appreciate that freedom and they also feel a sense of being connected to their
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Teen Curfews: Are They Essential? Curfews are designed with the best interest of teenagers in mind; they keep teens at home in a safe environment‚ provide family time‚ teach respect for authority‚ and give time to do homework (“Do Curfews Keep Teens Out of Trouble?”). Most teenagers aren’t responsible enough to come home early enough to get homework done and get enough sleep. Author Kathryn Hatter says most teenagers aren’t mature enough to make good decisions therefore‚ they are very vulnerable
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Teen Driving Safety Melissa Tortella Kaplan University Teen Driving Safety “In 2010‚ approximately 2‚700 teens in the United States between the ages of 16-19 were involved in fatal car accidents and almost 282‚000 of these teens suffered injuries in car accidents.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ n.d.). Given this information‚ this proves that car accidents have become the leading cause of death in teens in the United States. “The risk of being involved in a car crash is highest
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impact on overall wellbeing. The issues or concern in which I will include are teen pregnancy and obesity in teenagers. Justification: * My reason for choosing Youth as my topic is because I believe in researching what the community is for and against in certain issues that can cause an impact on and overall wellbeing. I chose Teen Pregnancy as one of two issues as it is focused on the age group between 15 and 24. Teen pregnancy has been an issue since the 1900’s and I am interested to see the
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twenty-four (Stats Canada). This means teens have the highest risk to fall into a path of drug use. Three common factors can cause drug abuse among teens; Social Factors‚ ’the high mentality’‚ and the availability of a drug to teens. These factors can not only cause a high rate of substance abuse among teens‚ it can also increase the dependency for the drug user to continue to use for many years to come. Substance Abuse is on the rise world-wide‚ and Canada is not immune. Teens across Canada are faced with
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