Increasingly, you can hear the word "teenager", but not everyone knows exactly what it means. The word is of English origin, and it is very easy for native speakers to determine its meaning, since it consists of two parts: "teen" is the ending for all numbers from 13 to 19, and "ager", which means belonging to a certain age. It turns out that a teenager is a person between the ages of 13 and 19.
Who are teenagers
The word "teenager" can also be found in Russian - this is a teenager. In Russia, adolescents are often considered children under the age of 13, for example, 11-12 is also already adolescence.
The question of who is considered a teenager depends on the cultural characteristics and national traditions of the child's family. Usually the word "teenager" is used to emphasize that a person is in the so-called transitional age.
Features of teenagers
Why did you need a special word for teenagers? After all, there is no separate term for people from 30 to 40 years old or for those who are from 50 to 60. The fact is that adolescence is often critical for a person. It is during this period that a personality is formed, a choice of life path occurs, which most people follow throughout their lives.
Moreover, at this time, children also change physically, they turn into adults. They grow rapidly, secondary sexual characteristics appear on the body, and sexual desire awakens. At the same time, the pressure of the society is also increasing. Graduating from school, enrolling in the following educational institutions, first love, first job and other things for the first time: all this would be the strongest source of stress for a person of any age!
It is not surprising that teenagers are distinguished by mental instability. They wake up their own opinion, which may not coincide with the opinion of the parents, on whom the child is still strongly dependent. During this period, conflicts with the older generation are possible, and a lot depends on how they are resolved in the psychology of an adult, into which a teenager will eventually turn into.
Everyone at this age is "looking for themselves." Teenagers usually try a lot of new things, and this is not only a hobby or unusual sports, but also the first cigarette, the first alcoholic drink, the first kiss and sex.
Often people think that modern teenagers are not interested in anything. This is not true. Times are changing, so are the interests of adolescents. Sports sections gave way to yard exercise machines and games, and fitness clubs became popular. Computer games have a strong position in the entertainment of teenagers from all over the world, but also important for teens and books! True, the modern younger generation often prefers electronic versions to paper ones. Has firmly entered the life of adolescents and the Internet. According to research, they spend a significant part of their time communicating on social networks, which proves that communication is interesting to modern adolescents just as much as other generations.
