been able to get out of her situation.Ashley’s experience is similar to thousands in our country, where a troubled teen is helpedby exemplary television programming. Television programs aimed at young people help thiscountry’s youth deal with the problems of growing up. Growing up in today’s fast moving society can be tough for teenagers who seem toencounter problems frequently than the rest. At times a teenager feels isolated when confrontedwith the problems of life. Many times when isolation occurs the teenager will feel as and anoutcast and become unwilling to seek help. Our youth’s problems originate in various places andsituations. Just like all people are different their problems are different. Many of our country’s problems originate in the home within the family. At times ateenager might think that everything is going just great, but then out of nowhere tragedy occurs. Divorce. Everyday the divorce rate is climbing up the statistics chart faster and faster. Divorcealleviates many marital problems but can also intensify a teenagers problems. Many young onessuffer the traumatic consequences of their parents divorce. These consequences can cause life jeopardizing situations in which a teenager will notknow how to respond. I’ve seen my cousin, Sara’s life go in opposite directions after herparent’s bitter divorce. After the divorce her mother, who had legal custody began to pursuedating as a regular routine and gave less and less attention to her children. Sara began to feelalone and after a while joined in a local gang to make her feel accepted. Ever since the divorceSara has not progressed.Other problems can occur within a household such as having to deal with alcohol abuse Alcoholism is not defined as drinking moderately, but it is a serious disorder where a person usesalcohol to hide their problems. Alcoholism only makes it harder on the family. At times thefamil...
