Stories I've heard from parents, grandparents, friends and family, have allowed me to come to the conclusion that high school, teen relationships have evolved over the years.

     "Everyone wants some one," is a quote I heard this weekend on the television. This got me thinking about the way my generation goes about their relationships.

     I can remember back in elementary school girls were giggling and laughing around me trying to find a boyfriend. That state of mind carried on through middle school, then straight to high school.

     These days, it seems, there is such a rush to get started. There is such a rush to be with someone. There is such a rush to get emotionally and physically involved with another person.

     There can be criticism made about my points. People will make comments such as: people used to get married earlier and woman used to have children earlier. This point is true, but who's to say that all of those people were happy about the decision to get married and start a family early on in life?
     I know countless of parents that say, "I love you children, but sometimes I wish I would have had a chance to live out my dream."
     A relationship is a huge responsibility and one should not simply rush into things without thinking.

Teens and their parents

     Every teen has a different relationship with their parent. Not one is the same as another.
     There are those that simply hate their parents. They are ready to graduate, move on, get out, and go away. They no longer want to be around them.
     There are some that have no idea what they would do without their family. That is their centerpiece and how they make it through life.
     There are many teens that only live, know, or have been around one of their parents their whole life. Whether that person is their mother or father, they have a different outlook than those who have both a mom and dad around.
     The different situations you have been in during your lifetime, creates the atmosphere between parents and teens.
     According to the "Teen Health" section of cyh.com, these are some ways to improve a relationship with your parents.

1. Be respectful and listen to what your parents have to say. It's not always the easiest thing to do. Teens are just coming into their own light of opinions and views. They are starting to form their own opinions, however, their parents still have valid points. Don't get carried away with your own ideas.
2. Don't blame, or accuse your parents. Your parents are not always the problem, and you should not treat them as though they are.
3. Stick to the Issue. When having an argument, or discussion, with your parents, you shouldn't pick another problem that you are mad about and decide this is the time to vent about it. This will excilate the argument and make things worse.
4. Discuss and know the source of the problem. Yelling and screaming at the top of your lungs will do nothing if you don't know what the problem is. You need to figure out together what the issue is without blaming one another.

     There are  ways to go about solving your teen to parent issues in a positive way. For example, try planning a solution that you think could work for everyone before you complain, or talk to, your parents about something that is bugging you. It is not only the adults job to come up with a solution.
      Overall, you may need to take different steps depending on the relationship you have with your parents, but reflecting on some of these things could help you develop a better relationship with them.

Teens and their friends

       It's not secrete that teens, and people in general, get judged by who they hang out with.
       There's always this huge conception that high school is the land of the clicks. You know, your basic jocks, preps, goths, nerds, ect. However, if people took time to look around, you would see most students fit a variety of categories.
       It's hard to look at most kids and simply say..."Hmm...I think you're a...PREP!"
       Just about every website I have viewed, trying to find information about the way teens interact with their friends just generalized a teenager.
      Yes it is true, that most teens hang out with friends that have similar beliefs, interests and sometimes common goals. How is this any different from adults and their friends? It's not. Yet teens do not go around telling them who they are, or what group they belong to.
     Everyone is an individual. I will except a statement that a friend can influence anothers decision, but I do not agree that friends change who a person is.
     If that is the case, then the person who has been changed has no mind of their own.
     Friends are an essential part of teen life. According to Familyresearch.com, teens spend 48% of their time with friends. Which is way more than the typical adult.
     In all, teens and their friends do spend a lot of their time with eachother, however, they do not create eachother.