problem of youths

Life for many youths of this new day and age involves a painful tug-of-war consisting of mixed messages, unanswerable questions, of emotions and incompatible demands from parents, teachers, friends and oneself. For youths, this period of life involves exiting the sheltered period of teen hood and reliance on others, and attaining adulthood and independence. This period in life is concomitant with many problems, as youths struggle to find answers to life, and fit themselves into the community and society. There are a lot of problems faced by youths that we can clearly see nowadays.
For starters there is the issue of drugs that are becoming more and more readily available to young people. Children are getting involved in drugs as young as elementary school. There are also the "cool" older siblings that find it amusing to watch their younger siblings get high, then there are the kids at school that other children want so badly to fit in with that they will do almost anything. Let's not forget the irresponsible parents doing drugs in front of their children pretending that it's no big deal.
Another problem that is plaguing our young people today is that of bullying. It can come in many forms such as in person, through phone or even in internet but every one of them can have harmful effects. In recent years, many young people have even committed suicide after being bullied. It is harmful to a person's self-esteem to be mocked and taunted. For those who already suffer with low self-esteem it can be devastating.
Lastly, a problem that exists among youths today is strained family relationships due to a generation gap. The generation gap is whereby parents and teens have different thinking about things – from clothes and music preference, to values and beliefs. Many parents lose influence on their teens and teens value peer opinions above parents influence. Today, tension between parents and youths is widespread within many families in Singapore. There are also cases of teens leaving their homes and not returning for a few days because of unhappiness caused by this.
On a concluding note, youths do experience many problems, however, we must realize the major role that youths will play in the future society, and take on a positive outlook on it. We must have hope in youths and the potential they have in making drastic and valuable improvements to the community. Indeed, teenage years might not be the best years of one’s life, but the lessons learn from the problems and trials a youth goes through, should be treasured as a means of helping one to mature and grow.