Challenges Facing Teens Now It is always hard to be a teenager‚ and it is even harder in this era. Instead of worrying about acne‚ there exist more serious teen problems which have been brought into focus. Health which teens are facing is basic and not new‚ but this issue seems to be increasing‚ and obesity is a big part of it. According to the 2008 data‚ 18 percent of teens from 12 to 19 years old are obese‚ and 30% of children and teens‚ from 6-19 years old‚ are overweight. This is the triple
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Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include the relevant data for your client. Student Name: Mary Koke | Date: December 6th‚ 2012 | Biographical Data | Patient/Client Initials: A.K. | Phone No: 222-555-1234 | Address: 123 Smith St. | Birth Date: September 8‚1999 | Age: 13 yrs. | Sex: Male | Birthplace: Racine‚ WI
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Teen Sex and the Media “Rap It Up”‚ a familiar phrase heard all too often in today’s very influencing media sources. In today’s society teen sex is becoming an issue because of this misleading phrase. Many companies try to decrease the percentages of teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases through promotion of protected sex but also forget to include the possible “accidents” that may occur while having “safe sex”. When these percentages are presented it is not out of the
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a paper on trying teens as adults Trying Teens as Adults: Unfair English 111 Leo Dabbs 10/21/2012 The topic of trying teenagers like adults is quite a controversial issue in America. Some say that the teenage brain is not capable of making rational decisions due to immaturity‚ and therefore‚ shouldn’t be place in the same judicial system as adults. There are many view points on this issue. The view points from the ones supporting juveniles being locked up
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Teenage Pregnancy in America In recent studies‚ statistics show that the United States ranks number one with cases of teenage pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is an important issue that people need to pay more attention to. Women that get pregnant at a young age are likely to suffer from health related issues as well as emotional stress. They often resort in dropping out of school‚ therefore hindering them to get a good job. Young women need to stop and think of the consequences of having a baby
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or Not To Tolerate Teen pregnancy costs the United States over $7 billion annually according to the National Campaign of Prevention. Although this number is astronomically high‚ the money donated is in fact put to good use. Students (7-12 grades) cannot comprehend the amount of responsibility‚ anxiety‚ and stress a teenage parent undergoes. As high school students do not have to face these factors they are inconsiderate to the amount of work a teen parent actually takes on. Nearly half
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Have you ever wondered why teens need to wait for a few years after getting their first driver’s license to obtain one that doesn’t have any restrictions? Well‚ the answer to this is relatively simple. States have implemented laws to aid teen drivers on their new adventure of driving a vehicle. There are two steps to these restrictions that teen drivers have to face. The first restriction is the "driver licensing programs" which requires teens to obtain a set number of years after getting their learner’s
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Effects of Teen Pregnancy Tiffany Laubach Kaplan University CM 220-57 Professor Campos February 12‚ 2012 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Are Americans effectively discussing the topic of teen pregnancy? “According to research in 2009 approximately 410‚000 births occurred among teens aged 15-19 in the United States of America.” (Razol‚ Warner‚ Gavin‚ Callaghan‚ Sptiz‚ Anderson‚ Barfield‚ Kahn‚ 2011‚ ¶6) Therefore‚ the United States of America ranks number one among all other countries and teen pregnancy
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Teens‚ Sex‚ Condoms Teenagers having sex these days is about as common as teenagers participating in extracurricular activities‚ it’s become the new sport that most teens are eager to try for pleasure and fun. When thinking about sex all one thinks about is the feeling of right now not the consequences of later. Every day thousands of teenagers are putting themselves at risk for pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases‚ many sexually active teens will most likely have sex with or without
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Until the mid-1990s‚ all it took for most teens to get their license was reaching their 16th birthday‚ a written exam and a road test. Teens were free to drive anywhere‚ any time with anyone. Although‚ times have changed. Now graduated driver ’s license laws appear to be saving young lives. States all over the U.S. are going to the graduated driving system. Although some people say it is unbeneficial‚ others beg to differ. Some say that laws that restrict 16-year-old drivers from carrying passengers
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