Puberty Essay

Overview of Adolescents Adolescence is the age in which a person transitions from a child into an adult, a group more commonly known as “teens.” Adolescents are susceptible to many hardships, including but not limited to bullying, depression, drugs, and social media. A major new concept is social media. People today are able to be pressured not only in person but through the internet. Another problem addressed in Standards for the Practice of Social Work is the uncertainty adolescents have in…

Do Adolescents Have the Right to Make Autonomous Medical Choices? The World Health Organization defines adolescence as “the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to 19.” During this stage, it is expected for one to seek independence and authority when making decisions i.e., what clothes to wear, who to communicate with, etc. In most cases the decision to be made are easy calls, however, there maybe instances where the decision is…

A responsible teenager could be breaking the law without even knowing, for one single reason, she went babysitting without a license in Colorado. Now, organizations such as Red cross offer babysitting, classes, however, in the State of Colorado the class is not . However, there is a new law that is under review that if passed it would force teenagers across Colorado, to attend a babysitting course that is both expensive and time-consuming. That is why forcing teens to pass a babysitting class…

According to Society for Neuroscience teenagers and adults often don't see eye to eye, and new brain research is now shedding light on some of the reasons why. This could be why kids have risky or impulsive decisions in their teen years. Also in the shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet there are examples of parents restricting their kids on who they can or can't date because their decision making skills are lacking. There are also real life examples of teens and their lousy decisions. Parents…

Summary “Teenage Social Media Butterflies May Not Be Such a Bad Idea” written by Melissa Healy. This is about today’s social media kids may not be such of a mess after all. In the article it says electronics are the way kids learn emotional bonds, their identities, and the ability to communicate and work with others. Also it says that kids spend at least 7 ½ hours a day on social media. Healy says that social media is far less scary than many parents believe. Response I agree with Healy.…

In this essay I will inform you about Performance Enhancing Drugs(PEDS) in sports, such as, Anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone(HGH), and Creatine. I will tell you about what it does to you like risks and how it is a PED. Steroids are the most common type of PEDS especially Anabolic Steroids, which are synthetic testosterone, which increases muscle mass. The risks for males are: prominent breasts, baldness, shrunken testicles, infertility, impotence, and prostate gland enlargement. Woman…

As much as most teens hate to admit it, parents typically know best, even though it may not seem like it. While there is scientific reasoning as to why teens don’t make the best decisions, many think they know better. When children start to mature and want more independence, they tend to make rash and uninformed decisions, especially with dating. While I certainly don’t want my parents to have full control over my relationships, I do think that parents should have the right to forbid teenagers…

Should parents be held accountable for the actions of their children? Hearing about what is happening in schools all across the country, being a parent they should talk to their children more about the outcome of something bad happening, maybe not as many young teenagers would go partying, do drugs or bully someone to the point of death. Communicating with your child is probably the biggest outcome of how he or she acts. Teaching them to respect the feelings of others and having them vent their…

1. Anabolic steroids disrupt a delicate balance of hormones in the body. Give three examples of these changes in terms of the physical side effects of steroid abuse. The abuse of anabolic steroids have a direct effect on the hormonal secretion in the body. The consequences of this disruption are both external and internal. Some of the physical side effects are acne, shrunken testicles and gynecomastia. Acne is the result of the enlargement of the sebaceous glands and an increase in the…

The Vicissitudes Life of a Teenager In both stories, “A&P” and “Behind Grandmas House” deliver a strong message towards teenagers. It has keen interpretations of the daily routines within the influence of adolescence. The story is very confusing but there’s a comparison within both stories. Teenagers naturally test reason. In John Updike 's “A&P” and in Gary Soto 's “Behind Grandmas House” the authors express the fragility of adolescence and their natural resistance to reason. First of all,…