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This 3 page paper discusses drug abuse, early sexual activity and delinquency, and what parents’ and teens’ response might be to each of these behaviors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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unsettling period. This paper discusses three issues, delinquency, substance abuse, and early sexual activity; what teens think about them and what their parents response might be. Discussion The first source
gives solid suggestions to parents that apply whether they are discussion drugs, delinquency or early sexual activity. "One error that many parents make ...is to ask their teen to do
something that they themselves are not doing" (Suggestions for parenting at-risk youth, 2004). Or conversely, to forbid their teenager from doing something they indulge in; there are cases of parents
smoking marijuana and then telling their children not to do the same (Suggestions for parenting at-risk youth, 2004). Clearly, if parents want their teenagers to behave in ways they approve,
they have to set the example first. Parents also must establish "a clear set of rules" so that everyone in the family knows what is expected of them (Suggestions for
parenting at-risk youth, 2004). Children and teens who dont know whats expected of them have little or no chance of living up to expectations; they will almost always be in
trouble (Suggestions for parenting at-risk youth, 2004). There must be rules, and those rules must be enforced, clearly, fairly, and without exception. Drugs: Drug use is common among teens
today, and most say "pressure usually is the reason for their usage" (Teenage drug abuse, 2004). If members of a teens social circle use drugs, there will be pressure on
the teenager to try them (Teenage drug abuse, 2004). One teen said, "When I started using, it was only on weekends, at parties. I used drugs recreationally and therefore thought
I had no addiction problem. I used drugs like nicotine, marijuana or LSD to be happy or to have fun" (Teenage drug abuse, 2004). This teen was using drugs to
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