Erick's Response ? "Teens are just as sedentary as 60 year olds", says Alice Park; and a lot of kids do not realize this because being a teen is probably one of the best feelings in the world (Park 4). Kids don't have to worry about anything at all to be honest. For example, kids don't have a job, don't need to worry about money and bills, it's just up to the adults to do everything, but what a lot of kids don't think about is there their health. According to an article published by Alice Park…
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development, nutrition, and exercise. Having a good knowledge about these things can help me and other teenagers improve their health School age teenagers are very sleep-deprived. Teenagers need about 9 hours of sleep to get through the day but they get less and it is causing them terrible effects. This is probably caused by having to wake up too early for school. Some of the…
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start way to early for some students. In order to function right teens need 91/4 hours. If teens don’t get that nine and a quarter hours of sleep are not necessarily lazy its just not good for them not to have less than nine hours of sleep. This is why schools start times should start later so kids can have there advantages of getting there full nine hours of sleep in. if school hours start at 10:15am instead of 8:15am it would give teens and extra two hours of sleep in the morning and at night it would…
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Erick's Response In article 1, "Teens Are Just as Sedentary as 60-Year-Olds" by Alice Park, states that "More than 12,000 people ages 6 to 84 year wore activity trackers to log how many of their waking hours they spent active and how many they spent sitting"(4). As one can see, the obesity in America shows no signs of slowing and the reason why it is so widespread is that it can be traced to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle that keeps people inactive and eating for hours. Not also the children's…
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proposals .” (2009) As one may be able to see, even Congress is debating the cost of school programs. There is no information stating how much of that funding would be going toward physical education classes but the question still remains of whether it should be used toward providing for other programs. While the placement of funding is still up for debate the fact that physical education classes provide a chance to play sports is not. At the private school I attended the school paid for the…
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The Pregnancy Teen Scene Jalond Smith American InterContinental University The Pregnancy Teen Scene Teen Pregnancy is at an all-time high. Girls between the ages of 9 and 19 have been getting pregnant at exceptionally high rates. We as parents and educators need to figure out a better way to teach our children about sex, the prevention of pregnancy and self-control. We really need to find out why is Teen pregnancy is happening everywhere, even when preventive avenues are there. I do not…
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Pulling an all nighter just to finish a project is no fun. But, lots of teens do it these days. Parents can learn just why their teens do this. Parents will also learn how to help prevent this. And, as a bonus, teens can find out how they can get themselves a good rest. It’s hard, but it can be done. Teenagers need their sleep. In the article Sleep Deprived it goes on about how students have to balance out having a school life and a social life while still fitting homework in there. In the…
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with the child or teen. Some issues that can occur are stomach ulcers, and acid reflux from the anti-inflammatory. In time the body can be dependant of painkillers therefore the issue of drug addiction becomes prominent. Children and teens are able to use alternative treatments to reduce risk of drug addiction. Alternative treatments are various options beside oral medication, it can also become a lifestyle change. Options include; Physical Therapy, Diet changes, Daily exercise, and Vitamins. Complementary…
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scenarios you can come up with, but this is one that seems to be important. What if you have to take an important phone call? Reasons why screen time should not be limited for teens and tweens are for education, it connects people all over the world, and it helps with disabilities. Screen time should not be limited for teens and tweens. One reason screen time should limited is because it can be used for education. Technology gives classrooms a mix by using…
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ads send strong messages to emotionally unstable teen age boys and fully grown men alike. This degree of influence discourages men from attaining positive customs that are claimed to be “unmanly”. Traits such as fear, hurt, confusion, or despair are considered unacceptable among men. This form of mediated pressure causes tons of emotional distress amongst men of all age groups. Such a degree of emotional control often results in heavy drug abuse, teen suicide, and eating disorders. The most commonly…
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