What's your say on teenage pressures?
 

Do you think that teenagers are being put under too much pressure?

What kind of pressure? Peer pressure? Social pressure? School pressure? Carbon pressure?

I think teens are put under pressure that causes them to either hurt themselves or others. I feel that its the parents fault if they put that child under pressure by saying I'll kick you out or more at a young age causing them to feel that if they fail one subject there automatically not family material. In japan, I believe if you ever got a 99 and not a 100 you'd be punished.

That sounds like a sterotype to me but okay.
And back to the thread, there can be good preasure and bad preasure, there has been more and more bad preasuring to do something you dont wanna do, but it's all how you handdle it.

It varies upon the circumstance and what kind of pressure you're referring to. I think that the majority of adolescents will face many different kinds of pressure in and out of school, like Blueh stated above. Teenagers in China often struggle with academic and family pressure, and it is never pleasant.

Scene 1: Well it is the way of life for a girl who messed up her life getting pregnant with a baby on her way. The pressure on blowing that sucker out is tremendous and I feel bad for that kind of pressure of pooping a human. #random

Scene 2: There is so much pressure when people try to show off for their loved ones by either doing drugs because they think it is cool or just want to look hot/sexy by looking to damn skinny or looking like a douchebag for that male/female friend. #dope

Scene 3: I do think it is to much pressure for us graalians to understand what type of pressure you are talking about.
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"Pressure" is a very broad generalization. In terms of academic pressure and peer pressure, two of the more prevalent ones in a teenager's life, generally yes to the former and no to the latter. Of course, this all depends on circumstances. Some parents are extremely fervent believer in academic success, while a few aren't. Likewise, I believe peer pressure isn't as widespread as people make it out to be, and as such, can be avoided relatively easily with a little bit of assertiveness, given you have a good choice of friends.

But, to answer the question as fairly as possible: no. Teenagers typically don't have a lot on their plate, honestly. Pressure in adolescent years typically pale in comparison to later years.

There's a pressure for teenagers to do well in school, but most of the time (at my school), I'd the kid gets a C, they're celebrated and given an iPhone or something because they usually gets F's.
So not really, but most of the pressure is peer pressure.

Peer pressure, social pressure, school pressure, any kind of pressure that could stress or worry a teenager.

I honestly think a teenager could face a number of different forms of pressure, but i think it has a lot of do with their environment at home. I'm not limiting it to this their school life will have a huge effect on this, but honestly these pressures will mold said teenager into what they are supposed to be, Good or bad.

I feel most teens get put under pressure when they graduate school and have to figure out whether to go to college or get a job, but know that its already hard to get a job. They didn't do so well in school so they stress out that they won't do well in college and figure its a waste of time so they do neither.

in my opinion that's fair, they just want their child to do well. Normally it doesn't cause teens to harm people... i think, my parents are Asian and if i dont get 100% in my tests i just usually dont tell them

This, I believe most stress and pressure in an adolescent's life comes after they finish high school. There's not much else prior to that.

It's not the parents' fault, it's only natural to push your child to succeed. Don't be so melodramatic.

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I said if they go too far as in threatening them with things they shouldn't be threatening them with.

It depends. I feel bad for teens with parents that expect them to get all A's and get pissed if they get a B or lower on their assignment or report card. That adds some pressure to their life. Friends can also be a bad influence if they try to get you into smoking or drugs. You have a choice though. Learn to say no or you can look forward to a more expensive medical bill. Bullying also has pressure, but if it's to the point where you can't take it anymore, switch to another school, online school, or home-school. I didn't have too much pressure during my teen years.

The biggest, and worst pressure of a teen is the pressure to achieve a higher education and put themselves in massive debt for a piece of paper.

Nope. At least not most of them. That's just stereotype-speaking. You Japanese?

That's absolutely a stereotype, what the hell are you talking about?

Subjective.

Link me your source.

I think teen pressures are natural and fair, besides for the college financial pressures, as Dusty mentioned. Whether you like it or not, you spend your teen years getting ready for adulthood-- obviously there are going to be a lot of changes you won't like. I'm 18, so technically still a teen, but although I hated a lot of sh*t I've had to deal with in high school, I still appreciate the hardships as part of who I am. Once you learn how to deal with issues and then get over it (physically and emotionally, emotionally being the hard part for most teens), puberty gets way easier :P

No.



I'm talking about that in japan, some japanese parents are so strict and that causes a lot of pressure on their kids. Even if there trying to help them become perfect, it can affect them academically. I did some research and I can correct myself that it was the females that were treated this way the most.

http://www.pgbovine.net/responses-to-asian-parents.htm

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I think other than that most people are being wimps and need to learn to cope with ****. If your parents are pressuring you to get grades it's because they know you can; in which case it's really your fault for spending time doing whatever and not studying/doing homework. If you're friends are offering you drugs just say no, if they are gonna pressure you to take them they're ******* not friends. If you have family issues get over it, everyone does. Everything I've posted I've gone through so don't give me "its not that easy", if you're feeling overly pressured 99% of the time you're being a bitch and it's your fault anyway.

That is stereotyping. Only the most extremes push their kids to the max.

Also, don't think internet has the most 3rd person views, and can always be trusted.

You just practically made this easier for me by saying that because thats why I'm saying its some japanese families.. ù_ú

Yet you believe pretty much everything that everyone says on it ù_ú

How about we just continue the thread with someone else's comments. Yes great Idea!

o im sorry

Drugs are sooooo coooool.

My pressure as a teen:
OH GOD MY TEST CORRECTIONS ARE DUE BUT I DIDN't DO EM!
Crud, forgot to post on every section of the forums.
Gotta play Zone later.
Gotta troll on Classic later.
Gotta be mean at school, then be really nice, then be funny.

So we have all confirmed academic and financial pressures are very stressful, but do any others affect all of you?

To be quite frank, the social pressure of today makes you tear yourself apart over whether to go by your own beat, or to march along with the rest of the band. For me its not only that but romantic or even sexual pressure, with all these women begging me to make love with them. I keep being torn apart between going up to my own standards, or catering to all my friends and lovers. Not to mention that my addiction to gaming keeps flaring near daily. Plus the 90's was wrong, nerds aren't the future.

Yet. ;)



Spot the part where I had you all saying "pfft, I wish!"

How can teenagers have financial pressures unless they have to provide for their parents or something? Even then, that's extremely rare. Peer pressure's definitely out there, but I can't imagine it being hard to ignore. Just takes a little bit of assertiveness.

This is the dumbest stereotype I've ever seen and the amount of people (i think it was 1 which is 1 too many) agreeing with or defending this statement is appalling.

People obviously don't have that assertiveness otherwise it wouldn't be an issue.

It's not the parents' fault if the child hurts themselves, however this example is in it's purest form emotional abuse.

lmao "pressure"

Only a total fruit would give into pear pressure.

Right.

Just wait til these dudes have to feel the real life pressures of:

-Rent / Mortgage
-Electricity
-Water
-Phone Bill
-Internet / Cable Bill
-Car loan / maintenance / upkeep
-Car Insurance
-Health Insurance...
-Food..

And the list goes on...

Enjoy the trivial pressures you guys are whining about while you can.

I don't see anybody whining, I just see honest examples of how teens go through peer pressure.

These aren't pressures, they're just bills.

It honestly doesn't feel like an issue anymore, I rarely hear anything about problems coming from peer pressure anymore. There are those minor things like taking shots at parties, but these are such trivial, fleeting pressures that really shouldn't even be discussed as a "pressure". I suppose it happens on a larger scale on weightier issues such as being pressured into prolonged smoking/alchohol/etc but the vast majority of people who truly don't want to can usually avoid it.

I couldn't think of anything to add to the topic. So here's a cute picture I found on the Internet for you to enjoy :)

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Trust me theres alot of whining.

summary of the thread

I'm pretty stressed out as of now with school and all. I do think we're put under loads of pressure, and some teachers just make it worse.

Wait until you get a halfway-demanding job. What's the worst that can come out of poor performance in school? Your Xbox One being taken away for a week and a scolding from your parents. If you have a job with any responsibility, you run the risk of being unemployed at any given moment and - bam - you're on the streets, struggling to pay rent. I can understand stress in school if you're looking towards a four-year university, but it's hardly "pressure".

this is going down in history as the dumbest post you've ever made

I don't think teens are under pressure, I honestly think its the contrary, they're practically doing whatever they want these days.

After some time, he has finally done it.

i agree with your flawless reasoning

More teens need to post;
Not adults who still play Graal.

Adults should post because they've gone through it already.

Better to get people who've experienced adolescence and compare it to later stages in life rather than people who are still in adolescence and don't have anything to use as a reference point.

lol that would make this forum a ghost town. :angry: