injury. So‚ are parents actually teaching their children violence? When a parent spanks a child‚ whether they are aware of it or not‚ they are teaching that child violence. They are teaching them that hitting someone else is okay. In his article "The 13 Ways Spanking Harms Children‚" Michael J. Marshall‚ PhD‚ says that "children who are spanked engage in more hitting and fighting than those who are not physically punished by their parents." Relying on spanking when parents think its needed
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SHOULD TEENAGERS BE GIVEN RESTRICTED FREEDOM? An adolescent is on the threshold of adulthood. Shouldn’t he or she then be allowed to probe the mysteries of the world all on his/her own? It is true that the modern world offers various opportunities for all age groups in every field of knowledge. At the touch of a button you can get access to harmful knowledge! While a strong willed person would keep away from such evil‚ while some may fall easy prey to them. For instance it is easy to
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Teenagers Should Not Undergo Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Nowadays it seems that we live in an image-obsessed society where people are solely judged on their physical appearance. Everyone seems to be obsessed with the Hollywood celebrity style image. By sitting at home flipping through the channels of your television set‚ you’re faced with watching celebrities which seem flawless even almost perfect. Many people‚ mostly teenagers‚ look up to these celebrities and Hollywood figures. They see these
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until the age of 25. Teenagers also like to do pointless challenges and last of all teens don’t think of the consequences their actions might have. In many poor communities‚ they’re born into households where they commit crimes. Teenagers are like a sponge they absorb everything they see and if they see someone steal the think it’s alright to do it. Throughout many years‚ kids have been committing crimes in many states that have gotten them unreasonable sentences. Teens should be tried as teens‚ not
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"Should Parents Vaccinate Their Kids?" "The number of reports of influenza-vaccine–associated Guillain– Barré syndrome to the national Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System increased from 37 in 1992–1993 to 74 in 1993–1994‚ arousing concern about a possible increase in vaccine-associated risk" ("The Guillain" par. 1). Vaccinations have been around for many years and are supposed to help children. So‚ what if statistics showed you they didn’t‚ would you rethink your decision? Most people believe
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Every Teenager Should Have a Job Abstract The argument here is that every teenager should have an after school job‚ because it can help them learn many things about life. It will discuss the benefits of teenagers having after school jobs‚ and the many things that teens can learn from working. This argument also looks at the opposite view of why teens should not have jobs‚ and argues against those views. Every Teenager Should Have a Job In today’s society
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longer want to tell our parents things. Our lives change‚ our bodies change‚ friends change. Entering high school is hard on teens‚ but we reach a point where we want to do things on our own. All that’s on the mind of a teenager is doing things on their own. They find themselves fighting huge battle on their own‚ because they don’t want to talk to their parents. Young lives are being destroyed because they are getting the medication they need by not telling their parents and not being able to do
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It is true that is some countries teenagers have jobs while they are still students. I support this idea and believe that it can help the teenager a lot in his present and future life. Self-reliance is an important lesson of life. People need to learn it at some point of time. Teenagers who have jobs while they are studying learn to fend for themselves. They may use the money earned to pay their school fee or may use it as their pocket money. They learn how difficult it is to earn money. This will
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Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz‚ parents who found guilty of negligence can be punished under the Child Act 2001 (Baharom‚ 2007). This high profile case has brought the whole nation’s focus to a rarely talked about issue: should the parents be punished when their children go missing? The government should not put all the guilt on the parents because I believe that parents have always done their best in ensuring the well being and safety of their children. Although parents are always cited as being the
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Teenagers and their parents need to increase their communication in order to have a strong relationship. It is very important that they cooperate so that they can reach a common goal. Some tips to improve communication for parents are being there for their teenager children‚ learning to talk while in motion‚ risk making a change‚ being honest‚ sharing their hopes and dreams‚ and creating a comfortable environment by listening. Some methods for teenagers are opening up and sharing about their thoughts
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