The most explosive information about our society surfaced recently. In answering a question in Parliament‚ the Education Minister easily pulled statistics revealing that every year in our small population of 1.3 million‚ over 2‚500 teenage girls become pregnant; the majority of these unfortunate girls drop out of school; by age 19‚ over 1‚000 girls in this country already have four children; and 50 per cent of mothers in Trinidad and Tobago are single parents (Maraj 2014). Furthermore‚ the solutions
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these kids actually believe in ridiculous myths about sex as shown above. Many teenage girls have sex due to family stresses or self esteem issues. They are gullible and easily tricked by "love" from boyfriends due to the lack of love within their family. This is especially the case now in our modern society‚ as parents are mostly busy with work and do not have time for their kids. The easiest method to prevent teenage pregnancies is to emphasize on contraception and abstinence‚ be it through workshops
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short-term‚ such as; accident and injury. In Australia alone‚ alcohol accounts for 13% of all deaths among 14–17 year-olds and it has been estimated that one Australian teenager dies and more than 60 are hospitalized each week from alcohol-related causes. But wait‚ isn’t the legal drinking age 18? So how do teenagers get a hold of alcohol? Most teenagers can buy their own alcohol by asking friends who are over 18 and by the use of Fake ID’s‚ and this is an extensive problem that contributes to the
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Essay on Teenage Fashion in winter General subject: Fashion Limited subject: Teenage fashion in winter Thesis statement: There are different ways‚ the piece of fabric‚ called the scarf or muffler can be of such importance when it comes to teenager’s fashion especially in winter. Supporting points: 1. Scarves or mufflers are never out of fashion. 2. It can be purchased at a very reasonable price and it’s efficient and it keeps the body warm in winter. 3. Scarves or mufflers go with any
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Relationships‚ love and sexuality: what the Filipino teens think and feel Jokin de Irala1*‚ Alfonso Osorio2‚ Cristina López del Burgo1‚ Vina A Belen3‚ Filipinas O de Guzman45‚ María del Carmen Calatrava1 and Antonio N Torralba3 * Corresponding author: Jokin de Irala jdeirala@unav.es Author Affiliations 1 Preventive Medicine and Public Health‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Navarra‚ Irunlarrea 1‚ 31008 Pamplona‚ Spain 2 Department of Education‚ University of Navarra‚ 31008 Pamplona‚ Spain
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Teenage Delinquency “If a person does not have a conscience‚ then there is no crime that person can’t do.” Says Senator Cheese Esquedero. The number of juvenile crimes has been growing rapidly the past few years. This oppression created by the youth has concerned people all over the world. The lack of discipline among the youth or the under-aged has enormously contributed to this problem. Youth on the edge of adulthood has easy access to illegal drugs and substances‚ this alone
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Over the past few years teenage pregnancy rates have grown substantially. More than one million teenagers will become pregnant this year in Canada‚ and the number is growing. Many socioeconomic factors influence pregnancy rates‚ such as; different races‚ different religions‚ financial status‚ education and family background. Another influence is the sexual education children are receiving or not receiving at school and at home. While the problem of teenage pregnancy is acknowledged‚ solutions
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TEENAGE STRESS Laura sits in her room surrounded by a stack of notes‚ cramming for a test that she entirely forgot about‚ while James stares blankly at a college application. He also has the knowledge that he must be at work in 20 minutes‚ and that his car hardly has any gas left in it. Both of these teenagers suffer from a common dilemma‚ stress. Stress is a reaction to external and internal pressure. It is a normal function that helps people in their daily lives ("Stress: Who"). Without
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Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in teens ages 15 through 20. The licensing process should be much more restricted. Teens should be sufficiently educated on the rules of the road and should be trained to respect traffic laws and learn to drive safely. Teens should also begin driving instruction at earlier ages in controlled areas. There is evidence that the longer a person drives the safer and less prone to accidents they are. Even though new teen drivers only make up 7% of
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Teenage Contraception In the United States‚ one out of three teenage girls will become pregnant at least once (“Teen Pregnancy”). Is this because teenagers nowadays are more irresponsible? Is it because they are not being taught the dangers of sex? This decade is vastly different from previous ones‚ and teenagers are given more freedoms. Sometimes‚ they may take their freedoms too far and get caught in situations young people shouldn’t be in. Some schools do have sex education classes and the
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