Teens Social Misbehaviours Scars our Society
Teens' Wild Nights Out
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This article is reporting on the trends of teens nowadays, how they while away the nights aimlessly and wastefully with their friends at parties. It is reported that the teens smoke, use drugs and get into messy affairs.
This article is dated a few months back, and it is still prevalent among teenagers. I feel that this topic is very relevant to all of us, the children, and the parents. I myself have friends who go partying almost once every three days. I witnessed his deterioration in behaviour after going to this late night parties.
It is necessary to examine closely why Singapore teens choose to betray their parents’ trust and are attracted to such “clandestine operations” which are bad for their heart and soul, because they are our future. I personally feel that teenagers chose this path because of many factors.
Firstly, academic stress. Education nowadays has taken the front seat in our society. The teenagers are piled up with so much homework that they do not have any leisure activities. In order to relieve oneself, they choose to party wildly at night.
There is also the factor of peer pressure. The bad eggs of the student population would have started the parties, and would have taunted the others to join them “in the fun” too. As time goes by, almost all would have been polluted by the wrong mindset.
Lastly, personal satisfaction. Teens have big egos. They simply like the thrill of telling their parents a lie and then sneak out of their radar. They simply enjoy being untied out of their mother’s apron strings. They simply love the risk of getting caught. These “success” bring them satisfaction, and spur them on.
Some of the teens say that they should be allowed to party wild because they know how to control themselves. I beg to differ. Although I myself am a teenager, I feel that we still cannot control our emotions and actions properly. If we lose control, there will be serious consequences.
From the article, Mr Gn said that a teenager cannot be stopped from being a teenager, stating that it is a defiant phase. His view point is that no matter what, teens cannot be controlled, and will always stray toward the bad path. I beg to differ. I feel that the defiant phase can be greatly minimized. Parents play an integral part in a teenager’s puberty stages, where the “defiance” starts kicking in. They can be more open towards their child and help them relieve their stress just by being their confidante. Also, giving the child freedom to a controllable extent and encouraging them to take up a healthy hobby can divert them away from the “school camps” or “friend’s gathering”.
Although this trend has rocketed to a high rate among teenagers, I do not believe that this situation is hopeless. For example, secondary schools have arranged seminar talks with parents, educating them how to communicate effectively with their children. Whatever it is, Singapore must stop this society-scarring trend as soon as possible. Less innocent souls will wander off to the path of evil. That is, if action is taken now.
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This article is reporting on the trends of teens nowadays, how they while away the nights aimlessly and wastefully with their friends at parties. It is reported that the teens smoke, use drugs and get into messy affairs.
This article is dated a few months back, and it is still prevalent among teenagers. I feel that this topic is very relevant to all of us, the children, and the parents. I myself have friends who go partying almost once every three days. I witnessed his deterioration in behaviour after going to this late night parties.
It is necessary to examine closely why Singapore teens choose to betray their parents’ trust and are attracted to such “clandestine operations” which are bad for their heart and soul, because they are our future. I personally feel that teenagers chose this path because of many factors.
Firstly, academic stress. Education nowadays has taken the front seat in our society. The teenagers are piled up with so much homework that they do not have any leisure activities. In order to relieve oneself, they choose to party wildly at night.
There is also the factor of peer pressure. The bad eggs of the student population would have started the parties, and would have taunted the others to join them “in the fun” too. As time goes by, almost all would have been polluted by the wrong mindset.
Lastly, personal satisfaction. Teens have big egos. They simply like the thrill of telling their parents a lie and then sneak out of their radar. They simply enjoy being untied out of their mother’s apron strings. They simply love the risk of getting caught. These “success” bring them satisfaction, and spur them on.
Some of the teens say that they should be allowed to party wild because they know how to control themselves. I beg to differ. Although I myself am a teenager, I feel that we still cannot control our emotions and actions properly. If we lose control, there will be serious consequences.
From the article, Mr Gn said that a teenager cannot be stopped from being a teenager, stating that it is a defiant phase. His view point is that no matter what, teens cannot be controlled, and will always stray toward the bad path. I beg to differ. I feel that the defiant phase can be greatly minimized. Parents play an integral part in a teenager’s puberty stages, where the “defiance” starts kicking in. They can be more open towards their child and help them relieve their stress just by being their confidante. Also, giving the child freedom to a controllable extent and encouraging them to take up a healthy hobby can divert them away from the “school camps” or “friend’s gathering”.
Although this trend has rocketed to a high rate among teenagers, I do not believe that this situation is hopeless. For example, secondary schools have arranged seminar talks with parents, educating them how to communicate effectively with their children. Whatever it is, Singapore must stop this society-scarring trend as soon as possible. Less innocent souls will wander off to the path of evil. That is, if action is taken now.
Word Count: 500 words
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