teenagers – erverta

I am pretty sure that many of you watched American films about teenagers and school drama. I think that you noticed that many antagonists act way too violent or rude, they use their force and power to oppress ones, who are weak. People are seeking a punching bag to express their anger and hatred, that they often receive at home. This is called bullying and it is the issue of all generations. Bullying is a type of aggressive behaviour, that involves a use of force or psychological terror, commonly happening in educational institutions and workplaces. There are also types like cyberbullying, gay bullying, disability bullying and etc.

Unfortunately, there is no place in the world without bullying, in Kazakhstan, every third school student experienced bullying and more than 3000 offenders were prosecuted. I have three little brothers. Almost every day my mom tells me about conflicts happening in siblings’ classes. All situations are related to bullying, even though there are undergraduates. It means that since small age kids are passing through with violence and dealing with their bullies. A classmate of my youngest brother is offended by a group of kids, who are throwing his bag, ripping his notebooks and calling him with insulting names. The worst thing about this situation is that his parents found out it not long ago. Adults are too busy to nurture their kids properly. It leads to a deficiency of attention, teen depression, aggressive behaviour and suicide. A kid wants to boost self-esteem so he or she starts bullying. Bullies are usually represented as a narcissistic, non-confident people who need to feel the power over others. It is important to understand that violence mustn’t be justified.

I personally think that all problems with self-acceptance and self-esteem are rooting to the aura inside of the family. Children who grow up surrounded by love and attention rarely become abusers in future. The point is if you ever have kids, raise them with proper values and always talk to them.

I was inspired by a video of The Village Kazakhstan. You can watch it here

Since our teacher told us about personal blogs, I was thinking about a topic, that can be interesting not just for me, but also for my groupmates and friends. For the first time, I considered a theme about self-love. But later I declined this thought because it would not be useful for my audience. Yesterday, while I seated in the kitchen choosing topic, my father gave me a great idea. He said that nowadays in Kazakh society young people are creative and ambitious, but factors like corruption, nepotism and full control from parents are slowing down their potential. I know examples of families, where kids are threatened as a lost dream compensation. My friend’s parents forced her to study medicine just because they did not have a chance to fulfil their dreams. It is just one example from thousands of cases.

As a 17-year-old girl, I face misunderstanding from the older generation in many questions. In particular, there is a huge generation gap, which aggravates our relationship with parents and grandparents. They were raised in times when every coin was valuable and they had no choice. Furthermore, scarcity was everywhere. Our parents are using methods of nurture which are irrelevant in conditions of the 21st century. Change of consciousness will take decades. Nevertheless, I think that everything depends on a particular person. Some open-minded adults are ready to adapt to the new times, some are categorically against innovations. We can’t blame them because it is their view of the world. Instead, we can explain to older people why they should let us make decisions by ourselves.

Teenagers are afraid to make mistakes, to challenge themselves because we’re given no chance to a try. I am happy to know personally so many talented and vigorous youngsters, who don’t stop because of circumstances and prohibitions. I also hope that in this blog I will widely light up the topic about the young generation. If you have any suggestions or questions, contact me. (◕‿◕)

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