Friday, February 25, 2011

Health C.E. Teens and Divorce

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23 comments:

  1. Teens with divorced parents are more likely to have more difficulties in school and to be more sexually active, more aggressive, more anxious, more withdrawn, less prosocial, more depressed, and more likely to abuse substances and participate in delinquent acts than their peers from intact families. Since they have these problems they will have a harder time being civil with both parents.

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  2. I liked what Nick Holzman had to say. I agree 95%. The other 5% I disagree because of the last statement. I dont think they will have a hard time being civil with both parents they just might feel split and distance from both of the parents. I still think its swagg though.

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  3. i also agree with nick for 95%. the last statement in my mind is wrong. i dont think they'd have a hard time being civil with both parents if they really love them.

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  4. im going to have to agree with Glen and Adrian on what they said about Holzman's post. A kid would'nt have a hard time being civil with their parents becuase in the back of their head they know they still love their parents.

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  5. Divorce affects many teens with their relationships to their parents and step-parents. They exhibt many terrible behaviors such as showing more aggression, becoming sexually active, feels more withdrawn from the family, and feels nervious around the family. The article states that the teens' feelings will usually end after two years and might return again that'll last a week.
    I feel that this article should revised the part on how long teens will accept divorce because I know some friends whose parents divorced when they were little and they still hate their new family, even though the divorce was 8 years ago. The article does contain info for parents to help their families adjust divorces and has a list of professional counselors. Link:http://ohioline.osu.edu/flm02/FS11.html

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  6. http://www.ehow.com/about_4744846_effects-divorce-teenagers.html

    Divorce is hard for the couple, but many times it's even harder on teens in the family. They can't understand what's happening in an adult way and, as a result, are affected emotionally, academically, and psychologically.
    Academically, teens who are dealing with the divorce of their parents begin to suffer academically as much as a year before the divorce occurs.
    Many teens will act out, talk back to their parents and teachers, sneak out or start fights. Some even get arrested or start dabbling in narcotics and alcohol

    i don't agree 100% with this article, because teenagers whose parents divorce don't always fall into drugs or alcohol, tha really depends on how mentally mature the person is, what i think is very true is the fact that teens struggle in school because of the depression that this situation creates

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  7. I agree with Nick, because even though the ones that are separating the son/daughter might not want them to separate and he/she might have an attitude change on the parents. Sometimes by getting into trouble or acting up with their parents is a way that the son/daughter will think that the family will stay together.

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  8. I agree with andy because not all teens start to do bad or even do drugs when their parents divorce. Teens should be more mature about divorce because their family might need to go through the change to better the child life. Many parents divorce because of financial problems or just because they can no longer be with each other. Teens should be old enough to handle the situation. If not they should talk to someone or even their parents

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  9. Mack i gotta agree with you about the 95% because for some kids its a good thing when there parents separate because the kid could possibly have problems with the dad and there better off living with there mom this way they wont have to worry about there dad. so divorce isn't always a bad thing

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  10. I agree with Andy E., because it is true that many teens may turn to drugs and alcohol due to a divorce, but not all teens are like that. It truly does depend on how the teen takes in the divorce and how they feels about it. If the teen is really mature, they would calmly take it in and see it as a obstacle that they have to overcome.

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  11. I like Holzman's post because i did not know that having divorced parents would cause that many problems in one child. In away it makes sence on why they would act like that but i do not think they have the right to be mad at other people for their parents problems.

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  12. I agree with Holzman but i know friends who have divorced parents and are actually very close with both parents and very good civil people.

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  13. I agree with andy e. because it is very hard on both the parents and kids.

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  14. I agree with daniel g becuase they do turn to differnt things becuase they feel like theyre broken and can be fixed.

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  15. I agree with Andy E on his response to the article.When my mom and dad separate it was a BIG life change, and i didn't understand it, but i didn't do bad things. Some teenagers are old enough to understand, but than again it does have a big effect on them and they will become angry. Everyone's different so you don't really know what that person will do.

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  16. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=675470

    Divorce can affect everyone involved in the family, but the people that seem to be most affected by divorce, other than the parents, are teens. Teens are at the age where they need their parents the most, it is the age where everyone is figuring themselves out. Divorce can cause isolation, depression, and feelings of blame. Even though the act of divorce is between married people, they aren't the only ones affected. Parents should pay more more attention towards their teenagers and becoming more active in their teens life. This lets the teens know that their parents still care about them, which will be good for the teenager's emotional, mental, and physical problems during the divorce. Mainly, the article states the best way to help your teen through divorce is to postpone the thoughts of divorce so that it won't affect the teens.

    Divorce is something that many people would never want to go through. For me personally, if divorce occured in my family I would be too stressed out to even think about anything else. I agree with the article when it said teens can be the most affected, because I feel that we can experience a lot of pressure during the process.

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  17. I agree with what Maddie said.. When parents divorce it can really affect their teens.

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  18. http://cpancf.com/articles_files/efffectsdivorceonchildren.asp

    When parents decide to divorce or separate,their children or child will face many multiple stressors.Boys and girls tend to react differently to their parents' divorce. As a rule, girls tend to become anxious and withdrawn, while boys tend to become more aggressive and disobedient. Girls from divorced families may become sexually active earlier than girls from intact families. Interestingly, boys often adjust better when their mothers remarry, while girls have more difficulty.

    I agree with this article about 50% because not every kids become like what this article said. I mean there are some children that overcome the hardships so not everyone falls into wrong paths.

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  19. I agree with Maddie's idea that teens can be the most effected. As young age, they can hurt their selves more than adults and some of the children would not find ways to get over the divorce.

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  20. I totally agree with Andy's idea that not every children fall into drugs and struggle their lives because I've seen many cases that there are lots of children, whose parents are divorced, are happier than the other kids. So it really depends on how mentally mature the person is.

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  21. I agree with what Maddie said about how she would be too stressed out if a divorce occurred in her family. If divorce occurred in my family I would feel stressed and sad because part of my family has been broken up.

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  22. http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/divorce.html

    What this article talked about was that divorce is a natural thing. The reason why is because parents always divorce each other, reasons why are because they are not getting along or they just made a mistake of marrying each other.






    I agree with this article that I read. The reason why I agree with this article because it makes since about why parents would want to get a divorce. Also it tells you what It means and how you can ignore it.

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  23. I agree with what Holzman says because the teen with become mad at the step-parent cause he or she will not want then to act like a mother or father and at the biological parents because he or she married this person

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