Adolescence : Challenges that teenagers face in life

Name : Nur Alia Nabilah Bt Ibrahim

No ID : PTM140716791

  The teenagers of today  face rapidly changing world with many challanges .They are confronted with many social issues in life . These young people are at a stage their lives where they have a sense of critical perspective in what they see across the world.Challanges come in various forms : neglect , peer pressuere , identify problems ,drugs ,eating disorders and others .Our young people need to be encouraged to grow to be productive citizens of the country but first ,we need to know the challenges that these teenagers face on a daily basic.

 It is generally believed that the teenage years are characterized by rebellion and confusion ,the need for social acceptance by one's peers as the teenagers struggle to define their identity to get a focus in life.This has proven to be one of the biggest challenges that teenagers will face today .They evaluate their performances according to the judgments of others and when they fall short , they are angry ,depressed and they blame themselves for falling short of the expectations of others . Young people ,  who dress differently , think differently .They act differently and may be consumed with self-reproach , anxiety and fear .They think that to be accepted ,they must be like others. They then struggle to be like others and often end up unhappy and stressed  because they are not able to keep up the charade.

  Besides peer pressure , other challanges faced by teenagers include personal matters of the heart .Because teenagers are include personal matters of the heart .Because teenagers are growing up between the stage of being not quite adults and growing up between the stage of being not quite adults and  not being children , they have a roller coaster of emotions buried deep within them .Being in love and falling out of love is a challenge faced by teenagers today .Although the teen years offer new experiences amd challanges that can be exciting , this period of time can also be stressful.The stress of adolescence is one of many factors that can make young people unhappy.Because teenagers face hormonal changes ,these can  affect their moods.To be able to handle the different mood swings is also challenging to the teenagers .Teenagers may become pressurized, stressed out or worse , be depressed.

  Beside that , the biggest challange faced by many teenagers is the need to succeed academically . Studies are a major challenge for most teenagers and this is by no means getting easier with the stiff competition in the world of education.Students are becoming smarter and the drive to be the best is the constant challenge faced by many teenagers.

To conclude , all of us need to recognize these challenges faced by the young people and we have to find ways to help them overcome their problems .I agree with this statement ,the teenagers who are going through difficult and tough times  need positive, caring people who can steer them to the right direction so their lives can be shaped into something positive and meaningful .Teenagers , like all of us , sometimes just need help and guidance and ears to listen their problems.