REFLECTION PAPER

Personal Development

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

MR. KARL ALVENE G. HANSOL
STEM-304
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Teenagers face serious problems, between the ages of 13 and 19, on a regular basis, since this is
the most challenging period of their life’s development. Teens are subject to certain intense
external and internal challenges during this period. They are going through and needed to deal
with hormone changes, puberty, social and parental powers, work and school stresses, and so on.
A lot of teenagers felt misunderstood. It is important that their emotions and opinions are expressed
and supported by their parents. Parents ought to contact their teenagers, who have been grappling
with adolescent development problems, gently and in a pleasant way to address their concerns.
Based on the video I watched earlier, there are a variety of challenges or difficulties that a teenager
might face in this era: high school, work, finding a clique, pressure planning for the future,
bullying, parental expectations, unrequited crushes, peer pressure, and puberty or hormones.

Based on the video high school life can gives struggles to the teenage. Many students feel a form
of boredom in the classroom because they avoid commitment. This makes them inattentive and
unmotivated. Brilliant brains require daily stimulus. High achievers get frustrated in the classroom
or lack motivation because they think "in the box." Boredom can lead to anger, poor behavior, or
depression. Students who have above-average proficiency who are not involved who tested in the
classroom are at risk of being under-performers.

Teen jobs encourages a safe path to adulthood, with a career, adolescents are best able to exercise
freedom and self-reliance. This is particularly true of teenagers who come from a history of
hardship, helping them to have an opportunity to live a better life.

One of the struggles faces by many teens are finding cliques. Cliques draw people for various
reasons: it is the most important thing for certain people to be famous or interesting, and cliques
give them a position where they can get this social status. Cliques give those who wish to take over
a chance to be in charge for good or bad. Some people tend to be in cliques and they do not like to
be left out. Some people just believe it is easier to be indoors than outside.

It is not uncommon for teenagers, particularly if they are approaching the end of school, to
encounter future stress and pressure planning for the future. They may be anxious about the
immediate future (next week, next term) as well as the more distant future (end of year, 2021, and
beyond).

They may be unsure about what is going to do with their final examinations, or they do not decide
what they want to do when school is done. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic left matters
even more complicated.
One of the major problems that face many teens are being bullied. Bullying is a severe problem
for teenagers and pre-adolescents. Unfortunately, for other adolescents, bullies can inflict
permanent psychological and physical harm. Because youth typically do not bully others in front
of adults, teachers and parents are often unaware of bullying. As a result, they rarely step in to stop
bullies or to help children cope with being bullied. And also, being peer pressure with other people,
some teens give in to peer pressure because they want to be accepted, to fit in, or because they are
afraid that other kids could make fun of them if they do not get along with the group. Others join
along because they are interested to learn something different that is being practiced by others.
Peers have a greater impact on adolescent drug abuse than parents do. Peers may encourage friends
to use drugs and alcohol or tease them for fear of having to try them, which may lead to the
initiation of drinking and drug use.

One of the reasons that many of us find so hard is that it is a time of rapid physical development
and intense psychological change. Some teens say that it is exciting, but they can be confusing and
uncomfortable for both the child and the parent. The biological transition of adolescence, or
puberty, is probably the most influential indication that youth has begun. Technically speaking,
puberty refers to the period during which a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction. More
generally, however, puberty is used as a general term to refer to all physical changes that occur in
a developing girl or boy as a person moves from childhood to adulthood.

Transition is inevitable and is expected to undergo changes in well-being as a whole. Well, for
young adolescents, puberty is starting to change what we have got. From the appearance of the
body to the way they feel, puberty does not stop until they get what they should have. They looked
oilier, as we have seen from others, and pimples are starting to appear out of nowhere. Anything
about physical appearance changes, and adjustments are often based on age and gender.

With the changing times, finding effective care has become a popular practice and more fully
accessible. It is important to empower teens with information about seeking help even in the
absence of the parent. It is equally important for a parent to be aware of his or her own needs and
limitations and to be open to seeking or accepting help.

Concerns that teenagers face today are complex and varied, but in many cases interrelated. Parents,
teachers and other guardians should be well aware of the concerns that teenagers are facing today
and be prepared to mitigate them to the best of their abilities. Be the best friend of theirs and guide
them without being demanding. Years between the ages of 13 and 19 are usually classified as
turbulent times as children undergo many changes in growth, both physically and mentally. One
of the best options is to approach these concerns with sympathy and compassion and love.