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@Participants:	NS002
@Age:	46
@Sex:	M
@L1:	AmE
@FatherL1:	AmE
@MotherL1:	AmE
@AcademicBakground:	MA
@OtherLanguage:	none==;none==
@Topic:	teenagers
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@Coder:	2006-10-28 DataInputBy MURAO Remi;
@Version:	2.0
*NS002:	Successful Teenagers
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*NS002:	A person's teenage years can be dangerous.
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*NS002:	All teenagers go through tremendous physical and psychological changes.
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*NS002:	These are accompanied by changes in relationships, lifestyle and beliefs and values.
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*NS002:	Some teenagers manage the transitions in their life quite well and emerge from their teenage years stronger, wiser and far more mature.
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*NS002:	In some other cases teenagers are not able to handle the radical transformations in their lives.
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*NS002:	They show poor judgement and face serious consequences as a result.
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*NS002:	In many cases this really damages their life and relationships with other people.
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*NS002:	Sometimes permanently.
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*NS002:	This raises an extremely important question.
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*NS002:	What separates successful teenagers from unsuccessful ones?
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*NS002:	Parental guidance is certainly a crucial factor.
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*NS002:	Teenagers crave freedom.
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*NS002:	They want to establish an independent life that is completely separate from their relationship with family members.
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*NS002:	I think good parents give their teenaged children freedom, but teach them to handle it responsibly.
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*NS002:	For example, the teenage years are when most people start dating.
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*NS002:	For most teenagers dating is important and exciting.
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*NS002:	Romantic relationships have a powerful and lasting impact on teenagers.
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*NS002:	Responsible teenagers learn how to set certain limits on their romantic relationships.
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*NS002:	These limits are essential to avoid problems like unwanted pregnancies, disease or even all-consuming relationships that take valuable time away from schoolwork, family relationships or even extracurricular activities like sports, art, science, community service, etc.
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*NS002:	Good parents will teach their children how important it is to lead a balanced life in which the proper amount of time is allotted to different activities like sports, homework social life and everything else.
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*NS002:	Good parent also teach their children about the importance of setting limits, not only in dating but in other things too, like drinking for example.
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*NS002:	Many teenagers start experimenting with alcohol and sometimes other mind-altering substances.
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*NS002:	Responsible teenagers set limits, not only in what they experiment with, but also in the amounts of certain things (like alcohol) that they consume.
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*NS002:	They learn how to do this, in large part, by watching their parents.
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*NS002:	If their parents set a good example, it will rub off in a positive way on their teenaged children.
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*NS002:	Teenagers have so many new experiences, new activities and new relationships.
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*NS002:	To handle all of this in a responsible manner they need to make informed decisions.
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*NS002:	This requires them to learn more about the world around them.
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*NS002:	All successful teenagers have a desire to learn as much as possible in order to make their lives better.
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*NS002:	In addition, teenagers must be able to learn from their mistakes.
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*NS002:	To grow a teenager must experiment with new experiences.
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*NS002:	That is natural and healthy.
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*NS002:	It is also inevitable that some mistakes will be made.
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*NS002:	Usually, that is okay as long as the teenager learns from that and does not repeat the mistake.
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