| As complexities increase in American society, the | | | | trouble. Parents should become role models for their |
| numbers of troubled youth are also on the rise. | | | | troubled teens. Parents should try to spend more time |
| Troubled Youth come from every component of | | | | with their children. Working from home in the electronic |
| society both social and economic. Troubled youth | | | | age could help young people have greater parental |
| transcend communal, racial and economic lines. | | | | supervision. Parental intervention in a non intimidating |
| Parents find less time to spend with family and youth | | | | way to correct the behavior, the social interaction and |
| without parental supervision have greater access to | | | | the activities of their adolescent children will help |
| drugs and alcohol, interaction with other troubled youth | | | | prevent teen trouble in the future. When things get out |
| and adult media all of which adversely affect the life | | | | of hand, parents should seek professional help through |
| and outlook of the young adolescent. | | | | the help of adolescent psychologists. The school will |
| There are many reasons why America has troubled | | | | have a psychologist who will help address the |
| youth. In most American families, both parents need to | | | | problems of the teenager. |
| work full time to make ends meet. As the number of | | | | There is great potential in reforming the troubled youth |
| broken families increase, many adolescents live in | | | | of America. The nation as a whole addresses the |
| single parent homes where one parent single handedly | | | | problem seriously. Governments and religious groups |
| struggles to play the role of two parents. Parents have | | | | organize programs to help troubled teenagers to lead |
| lesser and lesser time for disciplining and helping their | | | | a positive, responsible and well adjusted life. America |
| troubled adolescent children. Children are exposed to | | | | has the great convenience of being a free country |
| adult media over the internet, on TV and in the movies. | | | | and any abuses by programs and other |
| Modern children suffer from complex psychological | | | | establishments that aim to reform troubled adolescents |
| issues like low self esteem, depression, ADD and | | | | are exposed by the media and other groups and the |
| ADHD. In some cases the parents are unstable and | | | | system is constantly reformed and regulated by |
| the teen has no role model to emulate. Alcohol and | | | | legislation. Special programs are organized for youth |
| drugs are easily available and in a permissive society | | | | with special problems. Reform methods are not only |
| teen pregnancies are on the rise. | | | | being developed constantly but re evaluated and |
| The consequences of problems in teens can be seen | | | | improved. |
| in the many newspaper reports of school shoot outs | | | | Troubled youth in America have the good fortune of |
| by young adolescent children, teen pregnancies, teen | | | | being able to turn for help at every step. They are |
| substance addicts and teen criminal offenders. | | | | fortunate to live in a concerned nation and a helpful |
| Behavioral disorders and eating disorders in young men | | | | society. The causes of their problems are addressed |
| and women are a direct result of psychological | | | | and every effort is made to give them a positive and |
| problems faced by them. | | | | stable future. |
| There are many ways of preventing adolescent | | | | |