Teenager Problems & Solutions

"Teenagers are bad.", "Teenagers are trouble.", "Teenagers are bad influence to younger kids." People think the worst of teenagers but yet, they don't know the story behind every teenager. Being a teenager is one of the hardest things in life. When kids become teens, their minds start to mature, they notice things more, and they take situations differently unlike adults. Some possible problems that teenagers can phase are death, parents divorcing, relationships, losing friendships, school, and parents not giving them enough attention. Some teens cut themselves, use alcohol and drugs, or commit suicide to forget things and make the pain go away.

Kids in eighth grade from Heritage Middle School were asked about what kind of problems teenagers go through and one kid named Dante said, "I think teenagers phase a lot of depression, relationships, getting exposed, nudity, and just making bad decisions in life problems." About 25 percent kids get bullying by sending mean texts, threats, or exposing other kids. When teens get exposed, they start to think about committing suicide which is not the answer. An eighth grader named Samantha Ray was asked about what she thought of people exposing teens and she said, "It's nasty. The person who is getting exposed might feel horrible, disappointed, scared, and nervous. Their feelings might get to the point where they want to commit a suicide!" Samantha's opinion was right, teens do get to the point where they want to commit a suicide. 

Mr. Miley, who is a professional was asked about the students he works with and what he does to solve their problems. "What kind of problems have you worked on?" Nayeli said. "Well, teens come up to me with their relationship problems, depression problems, family problems, and anger problems." "What have you done to solve or help their problems, Mr. Miley?" "Ok, we give them classes or therapy if they have family problems. Like in Heritage Middle School, we have a program called Crossroads, where professionals help you succeed." Teenagers don't have to think that committing suicides is always the solution, getting help is the right answer! 

By: Nayeli Galaviz