Adolescents Need Freedom But Not Without Guidelines There has always been a battle between adolescents and

adults over the amount of freedom teens should be allowed. However, todays adults seem unable to strike the correct balance between setting strict rules and allowing freedom. They either set too many rules that constrict teens and infantilize them or fail to set enough rules resulting in teens doing whatever they want. The ideal environment for teens is a balance between the two extremes. Adolescents have proven to be just as capable as adults in a number of ways. This is not always evident because teenagers are often over sheltered. Todays adolescents should be less constrained to develop their potential, as long as guidelines are imposed by parents and society to help direct them. When too many constrictions in the form of laws and regulations are imposed upon adolescents, it limits their ability to learn how to take care of themselves in the adult world. The reason they dont act like adults is because we dont treat them like adults (Epstein). Since childhood, parents have always planned and co-ordinated their kids activities, to ensure the kids are busy while they are at work. By the time they reach adolescence, teens are not accustomed to doing and planning things on their own, resulting in over dependence on their parents. Other adults shelter their children because they are influence by media stories about kidnappings and shootings. They believe the safest place for their children is at home under their supervision. Adolescents learn to rely on their parents for financial and emotional support. This is why stories of children living in their parents basements into their 30s are becoming more frequent. Teens are finding it difficult to embrace adult responsibility. A lot of those 20-somethingsare aimless, frustrated, a little angry and mildly depressed. Theyre not in control of their lives (Wente). Teens are so comfortable relying on their parents for support that they do not settle down,... Are Teenagers Given Too Much Freedom I, personally, have to strongly disagree with you there. Growing up, I had more freedom than any other teen I had ever met. Literally. I moved back and forth between my mom's house and my grandma's house and no one ever stopped me. I never had to be in by a certain time. I'm positive that it's not always true, but some kids without rules are the ones that turn out better. Because I didn't have rules growing up, I taught myself how to live. When I wanted to do something, I knew that if I told them, they wouldn't stop me. I could telll my mom I was going to a party, and as long as she knew where it was and that I wouldn't be driving, she was okay with it. On the contrary, most kids who grow up with controlling parents, have to SNEAK AROUND to do the things they want to do. What kind of parenting is that? Now, not only were they trying to be controlling of their kids, but now their kids are out partying and their parents have no idea where they are because their kids can't be open with them. That can't be good.Too much freedom? Now the thing here is not to stereotype. Alot of kids today are wrapped up in cotton wool, but in equal measure some are given too much freedom which results in them taking advantage. However, if a child is given too little freedom they're probably going to end up completely unstreetwise and at danger or rebelling. Either is not good.

The trick is getting the balance. Alot of cases depend on the child themselves, and trust with their parents/guardian. It would also depend on their age, and what is considered too much freedom. Becomming an individual and independent is very important. Without freedom children cannot do this. Basically, if they are trustworthy they should be given more freedom, and if not then yes, they are given too much freedom. I believe so. When I was a teen, I didn't have really any freedom. There are still kids out there that don't have that much freedom because they have strict parents. I constantly...

1 Teenagers should be given more freedom.Give your views for or against the
statement 2 My initial reaction to the question would be the need for greater clarification as being needed. When we are analyzing the need for more freedom for teens, what exactly are we trying to expand? Legal freedoms, social expectations of them, or parental guidances leaning on the side of more autonomy are all potential points of interests here. I would say that more clarification is needed to this end. In terms of the general notion of greater freedom, I would say that it has to be constructed on an individual basis. There are some teens for whom the notion of expanding the general notion of freedom is quite appropriate. They are mature, can handle different elements, and have shown that they are ready for what adulthood will throw at them. Yet, there are other teens for whom the expansion of freedom is a recipe for disaster. These individuals have proven the need to actually have freedom reduced and more boundaries and restrictions upon them are needed as they are not fully ready to handle the conditions of freedom and its child of responsibility. As with questions of this nature, I believe that more clarification is needed, but without that I would say that if any answer should reside it must be made on an individual case basis.

I would agree that some freedoms should be extended or expanded to teenagers, while others should perhaps be restricted, depending completely on what kind of freedoms we're talking about here. Not many people agree with me, but I do think that the right to vote should be lowered to 16. That is the most common age of licensing to drive - nearly universal in the country, and therefore 16 year olds pay gas taxes, and more sales taxes. They are much more likely to work, contributing early towards out Social Security, Medicare and State taxes. So I believe this is a case of taxation without representation. Many 16 year olds would not use this right or appreciate it, but I do think they should have it.

I also believe in voluntary school attendance your senior year of high school. College is this way, as is, in the end, work. So I believe we should stop with the enforcement of compulsory school daily attendance at the senior level.

4Actually the question deals in the freedom which are levied upon by parents on the
children like "not to do this","not do that",etc.When these types of restrictions are put upon the teenagers they feel chained in restrictions.They want to live their life in their own way as they fell they are grown ups. So I would suggest you to provide me with some advantages and disadvantages that how will the teens be affected if freedom is given to them.

5 I believe that teenagers need some amount of freedom because they are close to
becoming adults and need to have different experiences in order to learn from them. I also believe that some teenagers are allowed to have too much freedom. Teenagers are still children and some teenagers are not capable of making wise decisions. I think that the amount of freedom that teenagers get is really dependent upon the individual teenager. Some are more responsible than others. Once these children can prove that they are capable of making good decisions then more freedom should be granted. On the other hand, parenting is very important here. Some parents do not care what their children do while others are very overpowering. There really needs to be a good balance. As a mother of teenager I feel that it is also important to know where my child is at all times. For example, if she is at a friends house I make sure she leaves the phone number.

6 I actually think teenagers have exactly the right amount of freedom.

In response to the voting/drivers license issue: it is legal to drive at 16only if the driver has taken and passed drivers-ed class. Even then, drivers-ed has hardly made better drivers out of teenagers - so many states have adopted the "no driving with anyone outside of family members for 6 months" amendment and put driving "curfews" on drivers under 18. I think it is optimistic to think that teenagers would be more responsible if given more freedom. Teenagers, by nature, are irresponsible. (So are twenty-somethings, mostly.) Certainly maturity comes with experience. But there is also a huge amount of maturity that simply comes with age - and part of developing it is getting through the teenage years because of the lack of freedoms within them. Kids of all ages thrive inside of boundaries. Removal of some boundaries, too soon, would be disasterous. Optional attendance senior year? Maybe if they were PAYING for the education... many universities actually have attendance policies and to tell a teenager that in the

working world, attendance is optional, is as bad as lying to them. It isn't really optional if they wish to KEEP THEIR JOBS and actually GET PAID. For all the tests we give teenagers in school, the one test that seems to slip under the radar time and again is the test of commitment.

I adamently believe that teenagers should not be given more freedom for the simple fact that they are already out of thier "lock and chain." They do not abide by the standards that society has set. Teens have become to acclimated to the "free environment" that they roam on a daily basis.It is time to combat this freedom and let the abode of the street become,well, you know!

8 you want an advantage of freedom! oh,well, let me think.....You know what, how
about MOVEMENT! you are capable of moving your body in a free society and are not capable of doing so in a restricted one.thus, freedom is the way we should go! and if you disaggree with me,well, you can just agree with the guy who wrote the post above mine. thanks!

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Teenagers should be given more freedom The fast paced India is today churning out a tribe of disgruntled teens. The pre-youth personality is stuck in a quagmire of adult anxiety, fear, hatred and violence. Neglected and alone, he becomes dissatisfied with himself and vents out his anger on everybody around him. Modern India, with all its glories, is seen involved in the Darwinian theory 'Survival of the fittest'. An individual is going through a hectic schedule. Life has become so hard paced that social interaction has almost come to nothing. Families have shrunk and joint families have become an institution of yore. Each one is busy in himself. Self-satisfaction has become the catch work. In such troubled times, the teenagers are a neglected tribe. Children are pampered, youth has absorbed itself in career building, but the teens have been totally forgotten. There is nobody to guide them through quagmire. The teenager is an individual who wants answers to his questions. The world is growing around them rapidly. Their parents are busy in making two ends meet. The traditional joint family of Indian society has become a pass. It at least provided grandparents, uncles, aunts, elder cousins, etc. to fall back upon. They are no more. The Indian teenagers lack advice. The education system of India has become so archaic that it does not allow individual growth. The classes overcrowded and the teachers are not inclined to look after individual needs. The neglect of the teenager in our family is evident. The neglect has given rise to many violent incidents and degenerating moral values. The teenager has become misguided. He is being fed senseless satellite entertainment, which has its own axe to grind. None is there to guide them to select healthy entertainment among vulgar gyrations, saga of dysfunctional home and tirades of soap opera. India does not provide the teenager to channelize their skills. If we give our teenagers creative outlets, they can develop their personalities. We have to give them facilities like educative clubs, games, hobby centers, gyms, etc. to spend their time. We have to direct the energy of the teenager to purposeful uses. They have tremendous potential. Sachin Tendulkar, Jaspal Rana, Vinod Kambli, A .R. Rehman can be inspirations. All is not lost. The Indian teenager may be a child lost in the social jungle but they have their own identity, an individuality symbolizing free spirit of knowledge and enterprise. The best thing our society can do for the neglected teenagers is to give them attention due to them. One should be confident to find solutions for his problems becoming of his age. The teenager needs tender care and attention from his parents and peers.

To build a modern India we need balanced teenagers. They are individuals, who can, with their learning and wisdom, make a decent society, unless they feel lonely and neglected. -Akshat Chandra Teenagers Should Not Be Free To Do What They Want. The teenage phase is the twilight phase between childhood and youth, for childhood is receding and youth is fastapproaching. It is a period of great psychological turmoil for them. For though he would like to act as an adult, yet unknowingly his behavioral pattern of childhood still persists. At this stage of life, the happy days of childhood are over, and youth is knocking at the door. There is a sense of remorse, at letting go the sweet memories of the past, but there is still an excitement of what lies in the store in the future. Their minds are immature. They do not have much experience of life. They are slightly independent, and slightly dependent on their parents or someone elder to them. But they feel that they should be allowed to do whatever they want. But that cant be done, for they are not so mature, and so, may fall into troubles. Without the guidance of their elders, they may make blunders, for which they may have to repent throughout their lives. In life we learn so many things with our experiences, which we acquire with age, thats why our parents or elderly persons who are more experienced, have wider outlook. Moreover, elders are more reliable, and so they can be appointed at high, responsible posts whereas teenagers, being immature and less experienced, cant be. Teenage is the period of life when people do the most important decisions that can have fatal consequences for their future, family and career. These decisions, and the difficult period of professional career, following abruptly the carefree period of early youth, demands personal maturity. So it is important that elders supervise the teenagers. JOIN NOW FOR FREE This I believe essay I believe that teens should have more rights than they are given. I think that if teens had more freedom they would get a chance to learn from their mistakes and they could be ready for the real world. They could be more prepared for challenging things. I believe that teens should go out when they feel like it and have a chance to make their own decisions about their life. As a teenager myself, I think that I should have more freedom about going out when I feel like it. Like for me, I have to have good grades and be at school on time. My mom thinks by not letting me go out Im going to bring up my grades. But that really doesnt work because since she doesnt let me go out, I ditch school. It just makes everything worse, but I just have to go out because I am tired of being at home and at school and nowhere else. So thats another reason why my grades are low because I wont go to class. So if teens were to have more freedom and go out when they feel like it teens like me wouldnt have to do stupid stuff like, ditching and lying to their parents by being at places that theyre not.

Another thing that I believe about teens is that we should have a chance to make our own decisions about our lives. Like I really dont like cleaning and I dont know how to cook, but my mom just likes having me clean the kitchen and the house, sometimes, and she tries to teach me how to cook when I really dont want to learn. Another thing is that she wants me to have is good grades so I can go to college and be a doctor. But I would just like for my parents to back away for a little bit and to let me learn from my own mistakes especially since theyre going to be my own decisions and I really dont want to learn from the mistakes my parents make me do. So if teens had a chance to make decisions about their life without people telling them what to do teens wouldnt be that messed up in life. In conclusion, those are my beliefs that teens should go out when they feel like it and have a chance to make decisions about their life. I know I could be wrong about teens needing more freedom and rights, but those are my beliefs because this is what my parents made me believe for always trying to make decisions for me and for trying to prevent me from doing stuff. So the only reason Ive done so many bad things in my life is because my parents want me to be an angel when really Im not. But if my beliefs were for real I probably wouldnt be this messed up.