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Teenagers are a peculiar breed of humans. They are
fickle and touchy, ___1___
sensitive and caring. They are no longer children,
but are not yet adults ___2___.
A once loving and obedient child can transform ___3___
a rebellious, sullen teen. What ___4___
for this change? The problem, claim some doctors,
___5___ in
the physical aspect of the person. A teenager's
hormones wreak havoc ___6___
his body. Noticeable physical changes occur ___7___
the teen may feel uncomfortable about. In trying to
___8___ with
these changes, the last ___9___
the teen needs are parents invading his privacy or
___10___ him
like a child.
However, the problem is, in fact, accounted for
by something deeper ___11___
mere physical changes. The teen is not ___12___
developing bodily, he is also developing
emotionally. ___13___
the first time in his life, he may be painfully
aware ___14___
the opposite sex. The teenager is also vulnerable
___15___
puppy love and crushes, the sure signs of growing
___16___. He
also becomes defensive and secretive ___17___
his own actions.
Teenagers should be given a certain ___18___
of freedom to explore their emotions and authority.
Parents need not be overly alarmed ___19___
their strange and inexplicable mood changes. After
all, ___20___
that all part of growing up? |
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Teenagers are a peculiar breed of humans. They are
fickle and touchy, yet
sensitive and caring. They are no longer children,
but are not yet adults
either.
A once loving and obedient child can transform
into a
rebellious, sullen teen. What
accounts for this change? The problem,
claim some doctors, lies
in the physical aspect of the person. A teenager's
hormones wreak havoc within
his body. Noticeable physical changes occur
which the teen
may feel uncomfortable about. In trying to
cope with these
changes, the last thing
the teen needs are parents invading his privacy or
treating him
like a child.
However, the problem is, in fact, accounted for
by something deeper than
mere physical changes. The teen is not
just/only developing bodily, he is also
developing emotionally. For__
the first time in his life, he may be painfully
aware of the
opposite sex. The teenager is also vulnerable
to puppy love and crushes, the sure signs
of growing up.
He also becomes defensive and secretive
about
his own actions.
Teenagers should be given a certain
amount of freedom to explore their
emotions and authority. Parents need not be overly
alarmed by their
strange and inexplicable mood changes. After all,
isn't
that all part of growing up? |
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