Recent figures show an increase in violent crime among youngsters under the age of 18. some psychologist claim that the basic reason for this is that children these days are not getting the social and emotional learning they need from parents and teachers. To that extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowedge or experience

Latest studies reveal a significant rise in the number of

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aggressive felonies related to young people who do not overpass eighteen years. There are some psychologists that believe the reason why is the lack of social and emotional teachings from

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children, even from their teachers. I have to say that I strongly agree with

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point of view, due to the enormous changes that the family role has experimented with during the

last

ten or fifteen years. Probably, there are some people who could claim that the reason for

this

increase is not directly related to the lack of learning social or emotional behaviours from progenitors, they would say each person has the faculty to decide what is correct or incorrect

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and depends on their own believes and personality. Despite

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assertion, I think the current lifestyle allows teenagers to grow up by themselves, not being guided by someone responsible who teaches them the correct things.

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in Colombia, due to the rise in immigration from Venezuela, it is common to see adolescents gathered in a park , spending time with their friends

instead

of being at their school taking classes, they call it " to cape class", is a kind of challenge.

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, fathers and mothers are becoming more permissive with their sons since they are babies, because some professionals refer, youth can be traumatized in their adulthood. procreators do not know how to establish limits, adolescents spend too much time with other kids without the supervision of an adult. Recent psychology research at the clinic where I work

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has proved a growth in the number of behavioural disturbances in childhood related to the absence of parenting orientation.

Therefore

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lack of parenting guidelines has made young people more easily influenced by others and get involved in

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difficult situations. To sum up, parents and teachers support for teenagers is very important, because it is the time when youths are reinforcing their personality and behaviour

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and could develop concepts about what is correct or incorrect avoiding them to get involved in crimes, especially in violent felonies.