Life as a teenager has never been easy but perhaps more than ever before it presents increasingly complex and ever-changing issues and problems for young people to negotiate.
Physical and psychological maturation is taking place against a backdrop of forming and developing relationships with adults and peers, increasing academic pressures, and a general striving for a sense of personal identity. It is no wonder that so many secondary school students often feel overwhelmed and struggle to cope.
Some may appear withdrawn or disengaged socially and academically, whereas others may vent their feelings by “acting out” aggressively or in a disruptive fashion. Academic progress is almost bound to suffer. It is at these times that the support of adults would be most helpful to them, right? Well, not necessarily.
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