Morganne88
12-06-2008, 09:02 PM
In today’s society especially teenagers are becoming rebellious. They have tended to be rebellious for decades, but now-a-days it’s even worse. Parents have tended to “give” too much with their children at younger ages so when they get to the teenage stage they are just plain and simple hellions. Parents have tended to “give” to their children because in today’s society it isn’t correct to spank your child as a form of punishment. Most parents feel that the “let’s have a talk out back of the shed” approach was the way to go, but now if you do that child services will be called. There are many causes of teenage rebellion but some causes that are all linked to one another are experiences in their changing bodies, hormonal changes, and relating to the opposite sex differently.
Once children hit the age of about 13 or 14, and they become teenagers, their bodies start to experience change. For some this can be a very difficult time. Girls will start graining inches around the hip and breast areas. Some girls gain more inches than others and that can cause insecurity. At this age girls generally start having their periods. Though as we get older we realize it’s not that big of a deal, and we’d much rather have our period than not, at this age it’s embarrassing if you’re the only one of your friends with a period.
Boys will also experience body changes. Their voices will begin to deepen, and though it doesn’t sound that bad, during the changing time period their voices will tend to “crack” randomly. That can be hard to deal with. They will also begin to grow a bunch of hair in a bunch of places. Some will grow more than others. That tends to make some feel alienated because they are not maturing at the same rate as their friends. All these changes in bodies can easily cause a teenager to be rebellious. In their minds you, the parent, do not know what they are going through. Couple that with them being embarrassed to talk about it, and you have the recipe for a rebellious child.
With all these body changes teenagers also experience their first hormonal changes. Several different things happen with this. Acne is a big one for many male and female teens. Some do not have it as bad as others, and then some don’t have it at all. Besides acne, changes with hormones cause other “feelings” in teenagers. Friendships will tend to turn into something more and they tend to think about the opposite sex in a more romantic way.
With all of these hormonal changes, teens think about their friends of the opposite sex differently. Girls try to look good for all the boys because they want to be noticed and awed over. If they do not get the result they are looking for they tend to get angry at themselves, because they think they are not good enough, and at the boy because they think he is to dumb to realize they are pretty. This causes a lot of friendships to end, and more romantic relationships to begin.
So in conclusion, even though changes in teen's bodies, changes with teen's hormones, and teen's thinking of the opposite sex differently are all related to one another, they are all three causes of teenage rebellion. Teens all seem to want to rebel, but if you talk them through this and let them know you do understand what they are going through, maybe they won't be quite so quick to rebel against you.
Once children hit the age of about 13 or 14, and they become teenagers, their bodies start to experience change. For some this can be a very difficult time. Girls will start graining inches around the hip and breast areas. Some girls gain more inches than others and that can cause insecurity. At this age girls generally start having their periods. Though as we get older we realize it’s not that big of a deal, and we’d much rather have our period than not, at this age it’s embarrassing if you’re the only one of your friends with a period.
Boys will also experience body changes. Their voices will begin to deepen, and though it doesn’t sound that bad, during the changing time period their voices will tend to “crack” randomly. That can be hard to deal with. They will also begin to grow a bunch of hair in a bunch of places. Some will grow more than others. That tends to make some feel alienated because they are not maturing at the same rate as their friends. All these changes in bodies can easily cause a teenager to be rebellious. In their minds you, the parent, do not know what they are going through. Couple that with them being embarrassed to talk about it, and you have the recipe for a rebellious child.
With all these body changes teenagers also experience their first hormonal changes. Several different things happen with this. Acne is a big one for many male and female teens. Some do not have it as bad as others, and then some don’t have it at all. Besides acne, changes with hormones cause other “feelings” in teenagers. Friendships will tend to turn into something more and they tend to think about the opposite sex in a more romantic way.
With all of these hormonal changes, teens think about their friends of the opposite sex differently. Girls try to look good for all the boys because they want to be noticed and awed over. If they do not get the result they are looking for they tend to get angry at themselves, because they think they are not good enough, and at the boy because they think he is to dumb to realize they are pretty. This causes a lot of friendships to end, and more romantic relationships to begin.
So in conclusion, even though changes in teen's bodies, changes with teen's hormones, and teen's thinking of the opposite sex differently are all related to one another, they are all three causes of teenage rebellion. Teens all seem to want to rebel, but if you talk them through this and let them know you do understand what they are going through, maybe they won't be quite so quick to rebel against you.