Young adult novels

Curfews does having one really lead to keeping teenagers out of trouble? Many would say yes parents giving there kids a curfew will keep them safe they will be at home. If the parents fall asleep what is stopping them from sneaking out absolutely nothing. But it is not the parents it's a law and they can't sneak out where would they go all the stores will know of the law. In Montgomery, Alabama they have this rule expect teens can be out past it if they are with a parent are guardian. Some…

During the past 15 years, graduated driver’s licensing programs have become a standard across the country. These requires teens to spend more of their time driving with their parents, or any adult experienced driver, before they are on their own. These programs dramatically reduce the rate of teen’s fatal crashes. According to the NIH-supported research effort, these programs reduced the amount of fatal crashes among 16 and 17-year-olds by 8…

feet, nag, and brag, but not all of them are rebellious. Changing the curfew on weekdays to 10 and weekends to midnight is pointless because teenagers thrive off of disobedience, not all teenagers are rebellious, and curfew interferes with teenagers young lives. The adrenaline is what makes a teenager thrive for dangerous situations. They love the thrill of almost not making it or almost getting caught. The consequences are inevitable to teenagers. They simply do not care. To teenagers, though,…

Most teenagers these days think that caring for their mental health is overrated and not worth their time; but why do you think they are having an overwhelming and stressful time. . .maybe mental self care isn’t as overrated as they thought. During middle school, you really want to care for your mental health, but it is also really important at every stage of life. It is important for teens to care for their mental health by spending less time on social media, thinking positively, and avoiding…

been recently riding with a drunk person. These appalling and saddening statistics display that the millions of teen drivers, driving on the roads of the States, are more likely to drive while drinking or to be riding with someone who is drunk, than adults. In addition, friends encourage each other to be part of the ‘fun’ and then…boom: a car crash and crushed lives. Even though the outstretched road may sound appealing, it is overflowing with easy access to drugs and teens are vulnerable prey…

their development? Is the community well organized and close or it run down and untrustworthy? A community with a lack of face, according to the article, could explain for the delinquent activities that are influenced by the adults there. For example, if they see the adults doing poorly, adolescences may act poorly. A community that offers support is the primary source of developing a healthy adolescent and…

the debate of if they should be on birth control is no different than any other choice they have. Most adults don’t want their children on any contraceptives because they want the child to be abstinent, but that’s a very outdated thought process. (Valenti, “Abstinence Double Standard Threatens Girls’ Health”) It’s also a very systematic suppression of people’s sexual liberty. Many parents and adults today lived through a huge spike in teen pregnancy rates, so in their minds any sex at all leads…

come. J.D. Salinger challenges how teenagers viewed themselves, as well as how they were viewed by society in the 1950s by creating characters that depict various adolescent roles during that time period. Before the term teenager was even used, young adults had very different roles then after the teenage rebellion. The daily life of a teen in the 1940’s…

In America, approximately 750,000 of 15 to 19-year-olds become pregnant each year. Teenage pregnancy is almost always unintended. The causes and effects of teenage pregnancy are different for every young girl it effects. Teenage girls are more likely to become pregnant when they have little to no parental guidance in their lives. Because parents of the said demographic are usually too preoccupied with matters such as financial stability and maybe their work, they are not as supportive as they…

It is hard to imagine living without technology. Technology is apart of society 's everyday lives and some may argue that technology is good for teens and some say it is having a negative impact on teens. Ninety three percent of American teenagers have a computer or access to one (Pew Research Center, Mary Madden Pg. 1). Besides computers, technology also includes cell phones and television. Cell phones are a big distraction in classrooms and has caused many schools to ban cellphones in…