THE HIDDEN FACTS OF THE TEENAGE YEARS

 

A teenager is someone who falls within the ages of 13 to 19. This is the stage where they are transformed into young adults. There is no bone of contention that the teen world is an amazing stage of life accompanied by a lot of decision making processes that impacts the future in many ways. The teenage years is said to be one of the most complicated chapter of a person's life because many teenagers struggle to find a place in the society; they want to fit into the society while on the side, battling with their self identity. This is said to be responsible for why so many teenagers get depressed today; they have low self-esteem or feel people don't get to accept them just the way they are because they do not fit into a particular group in the society. I have come to understand that any teen going through this should disconnect him/herself from people who do not value and appreciate them and learn to connect with people who have a lot in common with them - those who are willing and ready to love and appreciate them.


However, there are too many things expected from the teenage child. They are suddenly expected to act like adults, make the right decision everytime, act and manage work independently, come out with good grades in school, do the house chores and be dedicated members in their local church. In all, teens are expected to carry out all these activities accurately and within a limited time. They obviously can't do it all especially with the little time they have and the pressure that comes with their inability to perform these tasks brings them to the place of worry and depression.


Furthermore, however, there's always a recommendation of mentors but quite often, teenagers get themselves hooked with mentors who are not worthy to mentor them because they do not possess the right and proper qualities of a mentor. Many teenagers lack proper information of these so called mentors which most times may be responsible for them to be unable to locate and reach out to trustworthy mentors; this becomes a problem as it may lead to improper training of teenagers by the mentor while other terrible problems follow suit. In this generation where we have teenagers already on different social media platforms to get connected to what's happening around the world, unfortunately, these platforms are being used wrongly by some users. However, teenagers are now being exposed to various sexual and illicit contents that are likely to cause improper development in teenagers and many parents and guidance out there need to level up and bring themselves to teach their teenagers on how to responsibly make use of the various social media platforms available.


Finally, today, many teenagers are forced to live at a low level and on the edge in the society. They are left to learn from their own mistakes with little or no acceptance or guidance from the society. But more than anything, the society need to rise and understand that these young ones need nothing but proper care as they make their way into adulthood.



Written by DABOER JOY.