Friday, December 18, 2009

Going out-What to expect when teens start dating

Your idea of dating is probably filled with dinners, movies, museums and uninterrupted conversation. The chance to get out of the house with your partner and share an intimate dinner for two or taking a lazy afternoon stroll are just a few enticing dating options for busy adults. Walking hand in hand as you're fighting for space in a crowded hallway while carrying multiple books, stopping every 10 feet to chat with a friend or get the inside track on an upcoming test definitely does not seem to classify as any type of romantic interlude let alone a date. Oddly enough, the latter situation is one that occurs countless times every day of the school year. "Going out" and "seeing each other" are frequently uttered phrases in our children's middle and high schools. In the halls, friends are coerced into acting as a covert liaison with a secret crush. "Breaking up" and "getting back together" happens as frequently as pencils are sharpened. Children spend hours talking on the phone and on the bus about how to find a love interest, how to lose a love interest or who has a new love interest. While our children are in a terrific hurry to experiment with affairs of the heart, parents are not always as willing or prepared for this phase of their child's life. The potential for youngsters to experience a broken heart, or be misinformed about reproduction and disease, is significantly higher when they begin dating at a young age. When a child starts to feel he is old enough to be part of what he perceives is an adult relationship, he begins to make judgments based on the advice of friends, examples in the media and raging hormones. Sitting down for a heart to heart with Mom on his struggles in algebra is replaced with hours instant messaging his new love interest. Trying to help their child navigate through the intrepid waters of first loves often leaves parents feeling as naive as their children do.

Addicted Once~Addicted Forever

Sometimes kids and teens try drugs to fit in with a group of friends. Or they might be curious or just bored. A person may use illegal drugs for many reasons, but often because they help the person escape from reality for a while. If a person is sad or upset, a drug can  temporarily make the person feel better or forget about problems. But this escape lasts only until the drug wears off. Drugs don't solve problems, of course. And using drugs often causes other problems on top of the problems the person had in the first place. A person who uses drugs can become dependent on them, or addicted. This means that the person's body becomes so accustomed to having this drug that he or she can't function well without it.Once a person is addicted, it's very hard to stop taking drugs. Stopping can cause withdrawal symptoms, such as throwing up, sweating, and shaking.These sick feelings continue until the person's body gets adjusted to being drug free again.

Getting teens hooked on Starbucks

Frappuccinos, iced-caps.&&  french-vanilla coffees are very popular with teenagers these days. Starbucks is a very popular place to but your coffees && hot drinks but it's said that because of the high amount of calories && sugar in these drinks that they have been have become a "health hazard" to teenagers.As Starbucks expands, it is attracting new people, from teens who hang out after school to young mothers chilling out with their toddlers. && when you get more costumers you need more drinks. Now don't get me wrong here...I love coffee but as soon as i heard this i thought it was quite interseting && something that i should blog about. There's this one girl in my school who's pretty much ADDICTED to coffee. Almost everyday she has one && *BAM* she gose into major hyperness. Nutrition experts have criticized coffee chains for using sweetened coffee drinks as so-called starter beverages, that get children hooked on caffeine. Neighborhood Starbucks attract so many middle- and high-school students that on weekend nights it’s almost like a bar for teenagers. Addiction is not good!! But it's better if they get hooked on an ice-blended beverage than maybe something else. In my opinion coffee has become a drug.....oh well....i'm gonna go get myself a french-vanilla hot creamy coffee...Peace out x"D

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Teenagers

stuck between a child && an adult...stuck between making good choices && screwing up...being a teenager is so much harder than i thought it would be. School, friends, family....drama out of the wazoo...some days we hope it's our last...other days we wish we could do more, be more....but have less expectations && less responsiblities....