Learn about teen issues
Teen Issues
Seven Issues your teen faces today
- Bullying / Cyber Bullying
- Divorce
- Grades
- Drugs and alcohol
- Sex
- Violence desensitization
- Body Image
Growing up in today’s technological world is exciting and frightening at the same time. We can be in constant contact with whomever we want or don’t want…there is the problem. Our teens today have Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks that give bullies the ability to enlist the help of others and publicize whatever they want. Then there is the prevalence of sex and violence in movies, TV shows, video games and the internet that make uncensored sexuality and violence more commonplace than it used to be. All these sexual messages leads into another concerns teens have which is body image. Males and females are bombarded with unrealistic body image messages that lead to negative self-esteem issues.
In a two parent working family society, it is difficult to monitor 24/7 these issues your teen faces besides knowing what to do or say to your teen when faced with these issues. I can help you and your teen maneuver through these complicated teen life issues!