Sometimes if the parents are not involved in the child's life they usually replace family with friends, and try to get help and opinions on different situations from them instead of a parent or authority figure. ... When teens make choices involving risk, they do not evaluate long-term consequences or risks involved in that particular situation. ... Even small amounts of negative peer pressure during these years when the brain is still developing can lead at-risk teenagers to delinquent behaviors.... Some kids come from homes where the parents are negligent or not involved with them. ...

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Second, eighteen -year-old drivers are involved less in horseplay and drag racing. ... This official data shows that at younger age there are more chances of getting involved in fatal and nonfatal crashes than at older age. ... Tom Condon, in The Hartford Courant, confirms, "Among young drivers, risk is highest among sixteen and seventeen yea olds" (B1). These data clearly shows that teen from age sixteen to seventeen are more likely to get involved in fatal crash than any other age group. ... Raising the age will stop one out of three teens from getting involved in crash or losing their lives...

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Four of the most harmful possibilities that exist are, the link between marijuana and crime, the health risks involved, the family problems that arise, and the fact that marijuana has been known to lead to other drugs. ... The use of marijuana has many health risks. One of these major risks is the effects that this drug has on the brain. ... (Godfrey 37) The probable risk of lung cancer is also increased. ... They will also usually be involved in constant conflict with others in the family and will frequently argue. ...

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While levels of alcohol use among adolescents remain high, the perceived risk associated with such use appears to be declining. From 1992 to 2002, the percentage of 12th graders perceiving "great risk of harm" associated with drinking four or five drinks per day, nearly everyday, dropped from 71% to 59% (Johnston et al, 2003). ... Linda Spear (2000a,b) suggests that the following changes are all typical of adolescence and should, along with other factors, be considered in any attempt to define its range: 1) Increase in time spent with peers, decrease in time spent with family 2) In...

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Teens are put at a greater risk of having accidents because under-developed motor skills cause them to react more slowly than people a few years older. ... Due to this, the driving age should be raised to eighteen to eliminate the dangerous risks coming with a license. ... Young drivers are in a developmental transition seeking to establish independence and self-reliance, so they have a propensity to take risks while driving, frequently manifested by speeding and drunk driving. ... Therefore, driving a car is a task that should only be taken on by teens over the age of eighteen year olds bec...

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Therefore, parents are already involved in providing emotional and psychological support and assisting her in the decision making process. ... There is obviously not a good relationship between the teenager and her parents because if there was the parents would talk to her about the risks of having sex and what can happen if she does have unprotected sex. ... She was risking the lives on many innocent people for a reason that could have been prevented. ... Many teenagers have immoral sexual relationships which put their lives in danger because of STDs and the risk of becoming pregnant a...

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They might put off finishing high school, putting them at greater risk of being put into low paying jobs or of facing prolonged unemployment, poverty, and welfare. For many teens, those risks are already high, and childbirth only mixes them further into a future full of struggle. ... The center makes it easier for the fathers to get involved. ...

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"How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" by Junot Diaz, is a short fiction story in which the protagonist speaking in second person is used also as the narrator. The theme of the story comes from the protagonist's lack of understanding in the relationships between girls and boys. ...

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Peers can influence others to become rebellious and take risks. ... Parents need to stay involved in their child's life through the child's high school years. ... When teens do not have adults involved in their lives, "they"re more susceptible to negative peer pressure"(Panzarine p.146). ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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In most divorces the children involved believe they are responsible for it. ... These actions involved smoking, skipping school, and just having a lack of respect for everyone including himself. ... I can get better responses and I can also see the body language that was involved with them. ... Harvard University press, Cambridge, MA, 1994 Werner, E., Smith, R.S., Overcoming the odds: high risk children from birth to adulthood. ...

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There is a heightened risk attached to teen plastic surgery because their bodies are still in the process of growing and there is no way of telling how the body will deal with the implants when the body is fully matured. ... According to American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the surgeons are required to talk to these young girls and their parents and be sure that they have realistic goals for the surgery and they are aware of all the benefits and downsides that are involved with the process of plastic surgery (Battalion) Plastic surgery has become a cultural phenomenon within the past decade...

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Abstaining from sexual activities is a great way to prevent teen pregnancy, and the risk of getting a disease. ... CDC's also stated that more teenagers surveyed that their closest friends were involved in some sort of sex education class, and they were not sexually active. ...

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Unfortunately, not every student will finish high school. Some may choose to leave school before graduation in order to pursue other things, and some may drop out due to boredom or lack of motivation. More than likely, students are not aware that dropping out of school is usually not the best choice...

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Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before. According to Charles Krauthammer, "Sex oozes from every pore of the culture and there's not a kid in the world who can avoid it." (Meier, 1994, p. 7). Teenagers are surrounded by some sort o...

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Babies born to teen mothers are at high risk of being born prematurely, low weight, hyperactive, mental illness or retardation, and respiratory problems. ... Research shows that involved and committed father's are extremely important to a child's well-being. ...

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