Parenting Without Power Struggles, By Susan Stiffelman

Next, teenagers are constantly running here and there, trying to keep up with their schedules. From school, church activities, work, sports, friends, family, and any other sort of time consuming plans, they’re exhausted. A study done in 2014 showed that over 22% of high school students work a part-time job. They’ve also seen that working more than 15-20 hours per week, can affect their academic performance. Plus teenagers

 I feel like schools should pay closer attention monitoring the health of children because health is such an important factor in everyday life and not all children are given that luxury at home. Some students might feel that they are overweight and schools can help students understand what the real definition of overweight is, how can they stop becoming overweight and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes the stigma of being overweight can lead to eating disorders of students so it’s good to promote positive eating

Today, the youth of our world face a variety of different challenges. One such challenge is dealing with stress. Many things can cause young people to feel stressed out. School is a big cause of stress in youth today. Students have to worry about getting good grades to please their parents and to get into a good college after primary school, while also balancing academics with extracurricular activities like sports, or a part-time job. This stress can affect students both physically and mentally. Some students can even suffer from anxiety if stress gets to them. Perhaps the biggest cause of stress for many youth, however, is trying to fit in. Challenges we face can be overcome if we

School-related stress has its roots in many different places. On a national scale, surveys and research have in fact confirmed that “school-related pressures were the primary source of stress for the majority of younger and older children” (qtd. in Blazer 2). Not long ago, kindergartens were places for children to play and learn basics, like the alphabet, but now all of it has changed to teaching kids about test taking, doing reading/writing exercises, and even homework (Blazer 4). In an article titled, “Success with Less Stress,” Jerusha Conner, an Assistant Professor of Education at Villanova University, and his partners conducted a study to find what students say about the causes of school stress. The research revealed that standardized tests, large assignments, and college admissions were very frequent answers. Exceeding competition has also caused stress among students because they feel the need to build the best résumé, and this leads to over-scheduled days (Redding). The modernization of the Collin’s theory states that, “the ‘overscheduling hypothesis’ embodies a more recent belief that it is the volume of activities that provides a boost in the application process and that students need

A multitude of students are suffering from exhaustion, depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation, and seclusion because of the huge impact that school has on their lives. Most of them feel

Research has found that when kids get enough exercise, their learning skills, attitude and behavior at school improve. The same is true when they have access to healthy food choices. By helping kids be more physically active and eat well, we help them succeed academically, better preparing them for lifelong success.

In today’s world, teens are overwhelmed from this burden. Pressure can arise from parents or teachers concerning academics, coaches and scouts regarding athletics, and even a teen’s own friends. Pressure placed on academics is just one component of teen

“49 percent of students reported feeling “a great deal of stress” on a daily basis. Half reported doing three or more hours of homework per night, and 26 percent noted that they had been diagnosed with depression” (Ossola, 1). With all that is expected of students in school, some rules she be changed to reduce these crazy issues. If schools would reduce homework, start school later, changed dress codes, and extend lunches, student would thrive and succeed more in school.

The grind never stops day in and day out. It’s early in the morning and you’re going to school, followed by work or sports or maybe even both. After a long day, you finally come home, eat dinner, shower, text some friends and check social media. Before you know it, it’s 10 at night. Teens are struggling to maintain their academics with balancing their passions and work. As a student athlete, I find it hard at times to maintain good grades and pursuit my passions.

In today’s society, stress is thought to be a natural condition everyone suffers from, but the truth is, the overall stress in teens has increased suddenly over the past few decades. Psychologists have stated on many different occasions, that the stress levels in a typical teen today are the same as that of an adult in a mental institution in the 1950s. If students had more time to sleep and relax their brain would be able to work through problems more easily causing them to stress less over school work and activities. I believe that if schools would start later in the day students would stress less and have better health and

Stress is something that many teenagers struggle with in the United States on a periodic basis. 59% of teenagers state that managing time is an enormous cause of stress, due to the fact that many are involved in life outside of school. (Jayson2014) Some things that teenager’s become stressed over are major exams, maintaining a social life, and extracurricular activities. Teenagers in the 21st century are put under a lot of pressure throughout the course of their daily activities, which pushes them towards destructive behaviors and careless decisions.

Based on the article “The Four Styles of Parenting” there are four basic styles how parents are raising their children. In the following I am going to analyze which of the styles is most exemplified by Rex and Rosemary Walls.

It’s obvious that doing well in school is a stressor for teens, and it is likely that that stressor comes, at least in part, from worrying about

“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.”-Hans Selye. Today’s high school students are more stressed out than ever, according to the American Psychological Association (APA Survey). However, it is what we do about this stress epidemic that will decide the future of today’s students. High school students need a break during the school day, to decrease stress, improve cognitive function, and improve the overall mental health of students.

Many people in high school, mostly teens, experience dozens of pressure in their life. To be specific, Schoolwork. Most teens want to excel in school, but want to have a social life or play some kind of sport. One thing that teens don’t understand is that once you’re out of high school, you have college, and then maybe graduate school. Our education will not be over just in High School. You have to work hard and these four years of your life, will impact everything that you do. If you mess up even once, it may ruin everything. This article is named, “Teens Biggest Stress? School.” It has been featured on MSNBC.com. It is written by, “The Associated Press”. It explains how 13-17 years old have the most stress in their high school life.