Tips For Teenagers: Wesley, Mercedes, Cristian, Saphira

Tips for Teenagers

By: Wesley, Cristian, Mercedes, Saphira

Based on the I-Search papers that we completed on teenage development, here are some tips for teenagers to help them be happier and to help them develop in positive ways.

1. When and if you are depressed, get a therapist and don’t put all the pressure on yourself.

2. Adolescents should never think that their parents’ divorce is their fault, because it’s not.

3. Never blame yourself and stress about your own life because of your parents’ divorce.

4. Peer pressure is sometimes the most influential thing in our lives, but we need to understand whether it is negative or positive.

5. Teens should recognize that peer pressure is negative when it gets to the point where other teens pressure them to do things that they know is wrong.

6. Teens should also know that going to their parents or a trusted adult for help or advice is always a good idea because adults have been through all that teens are going through, and are more experienced on how to resist it.