www.telegraph.co.uk Yet many teenagers feel they have nothing to live for. A study carried out by The Prince's Trust in the UK found that almost a third of long-term unemployed young people have contemplated taking their own lives. How could this be so? These teens live in an affluent society, where all people are treated as equal. I wonder what a similar study would reveal among the teenagers in Mumbai, like the film Slum Dog Millionaire portrayed.
Be that as it may, in the latest news, as many as three quarters of a million young people in the UK may feel depressed—even suicidal.
The Prince's Trust Macquarie Youth Index was based on interviews with over two thousand 16 to 25-year-olds. Of these, 281 were classified as not in employment, education or training. 166 of them had been unemployed for over six months. The Chief Executive of the Prince's Trust, said: "Unemployment is proven to cause devastating, long-lasting mental health problems among young people. Thousands wake up every day believing that life isn't worth living, after struggling for years in the dole queue. More than 440,000 young people are facing long-term unemployment, and it is these young people that urgently need our help. If we fail to act, there is a real danger that these young people will become hopeless, as well as jobless."
The UK Government is taking measures to help all young people gain work by creating job schemes. But can these really work on the tiny, overcrowded island of Great Britain given the hormonal nature of teenagers?
Be that as it may, in the latest news, as many as three quarters of a million young people in the UK may feel depressed—even suicidal.
The Prince's Trust Macquarie Youth Index was based on interviews with over two thousand 16 to 25-year-olds. Of these, 281 were classified as not in employment, education or training. 166 of them had been unemployed for over six months. The Chief Executive of the Prince's Trust, said: "Unemployment is proven to cause devastating, long-lasting mental health problems among young people. Thousands wake up every day believing that life isn't worth living, after struggling for years in the dole queue. More than 440,000 young people are facing long-term unemployment, and it is these young people that urgently need our help. If we fail to act, there is a real danger that these young people will become hopeless, as well as jobless."
The UK Government is taking measures to help all young people gain work by creating job schemes. But can these really work on the tiny, overcrowded island of Great Britain given the hormonal nature of teenagers?
www.dailymail.co.uk Apparently, the teenager is a uniquely human phenomenon—moody, argumentative, impulsive, impressionable, insecure, reckless and rebellious.
Most other animals, apes and human ancestors included, skip the teen stage altogether. They develop rapidly from infancy to full adulthood. In contrast, humans have a four-year gap between sexual maturity and prime reproductive age.
I remember my own teenage years. I thought I knew everything and considered my mother inferior. How I wish I could relive those years and give her the credit, love and respect she deserved. My own teenage children showed all the symptoms above, as did their children. Personal experience means more than all the news.
Adolescents are hard to understand with their odd sleeping patterns, awkward growth spurts, bullying, and acne. Is there a benefit to the evolution of the species from this the teenage phase?
Most other animals, apes and human ancestors included, skip the teen stage altogether. They develop rapidly from infancy to full adulthood. In contrast, humans have a four-year gap between sexual maturity and prime reproductive age.
I remember my own teenage years. I thought I knew everything and considered my mother inferior. How I wish I could relive those years and give her the credit, love and respect she deserved. My own teenage children showed all the symptoms above, as did their children. Personal experience means more than all the news.
Adolescents are hard to understand with their odd sleeping patterns, awkward growth spurts, bullying, and acne. Is there a benefit to the evolution of the species from this the teenage phase?
www.express.co.uk There are a variety of current explanations. Perhaps we need longer for our large brains to develop. Other suggestions include the thought that a teenage phase allows kids to learn about complex social behavior and other difficult skills. Certainly, other animals and even human ancestors lived a simpler life. Teenagers need to learn so many intricate ways to fit into urban life. The necessary approach of raising your own food on a farm was far less complex.
Perhaps our way of life has evolved too much. Do we really need all the gismos that developers release with ever increasing frequency?
Perhaps our way of life has evolved too much. Do we really need all the gismos that developers release with ever increasing frequency?
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