| A major reason for teenager problems is various | | | | can lead to several health problems. |
| celebrity trends that get extensively publicised in the | | | | Fun: Several teenager problems like obnoxious |
| media. Celebrities have assumed a major status in the | | | | behaviour, drug abuse or adolescent pregnancy have |
| society with "Page 3" articles in popular dailies, | | | | their roots in celebrity trends. Teenagers cannot |
| extensive publication of their lives and special press | | | | reason out whether certain characteristics of their |
| coverage of smallest and most mundane aspects of | | | | favourite celebrity are good or bad. They just want |
| their lives. | | | | to follow them in everything they do. So if their |
| Teenage years are the most challenging phase of | | | | favourite celebrity is an alcoholic, teenagers may feel |
| parenting. It is the time in your child's life when they | | | | that it is acceptable to drink excessively; or if their |
| are trying to forge their own identity, yet they still | | | | favourite celebrity openly uses drugs, some |
| depend on you for some of the basic aspects of life. | | | | teenagers think that it is ok to take drugs and illegal |
| The teenage years are a period of confusion, of | | | | substances. Similarly if their favourite celebrity has |
| trust broken and repaired, of fluid relationships, and | | | | several girlfriends and boyfriends or if they are single |
| of low self-awareness. Due to all these confusions in | | | | parents, teenagers may think this is 'cool' and decide |
| their life, teenagers like to hold on to one identity or | | | | to do the same. In short they want to have all the |
| person, who becomes a guiding light of their life. This | | | | fun their favourite celebrity is having without realising |
| is where a celebrity enters their life and this is where | | | | if it is good for them or not. |
| teenager problems begin for the parents. In the book | | | | Behaviour: Finally most teenagers like to behave like |
| "Solving Teenage Problems" the various ways in | | | | their favourite celebrity. Many teenagers like to |
| which a celebrity can influence your teenager have | | | | repeat dialogues spoken by their favourite actor in |
| been described. Also provided is a detail exercise to | | | | their film, others like to walk and talk like their |
| understand if your teenager is completely under the | | | | beloved celebrity. Excessive influence would also |
| influence of this celebrity, which could mean an onset | | | | cause them to change their style of talking and |
| of some of the teenager problems. Below are some | | | | behaving to completely mimic their celebrity. This can |
| of the ways in which celebrities can influence your | | | | cause various teenager problems like bad conduct, |
| teenager: | | | | school performance issues, no career planning etc. |
| Fashion: Most teenagers follow celebrity fashion and | | | | It is necessary for celebrities to behave in a |
| want to imitate them by wearing the same clothes | | | | responsible manner as they have a huge fan |
| make-up/perfumes/jewellery, using the same | | | | following, which would like to imitate them in |
| gadgets and visiting the same places or restaurants | | | | everything they do. However, there are very few |
| as their famous celebrity. This craze to be like their | | | | celebrities who actually care about their responsibilities |
| celebrity can lead to several teenager problems like | | | | towards the society. In these circumstances, parents |
| demand for extra pocket money from parents and | | | | have to face the challenges and ensure that their |
| resultant arguments, stealing, taking excessive loans | | | | teenager is able to differentiate between right and |
| or in worse case scenarios prostitution. | | | | wrong behaviour. This requires open communication |
| Body: Teenager problems like eating disorders have | | | | and a right type of relationship with your child. In the |
| their genesis in celebrity trends. All girls aspire for a | | | | book "Solving Teenage Problems", various tips to |
| figure like Angelina Jolie and all boys want to be | | | | improve your communication with your teenager |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger. This leads most teenagers | | | | have been provided. |
| to go in for excessive dieting and exercising, which | | | | |
