There are many ideas to consider in answering this question. First of all, teens go through incredible chemical changes every minute of every day. An increase in testosterone (a male hormone) has shown to increase aggressiveness. Even girls have fluctuating testosterone levels.
Also, fighting can be considered a cry for attention. This does not necessarily mean attention from adults. Peer pressure is a huge issue for teens. Fighting might be viewed as a way to gain peer acceptance.
Drug abuse may also play a part. When a teen is high on any particular drug, the teen is noticeably more aggressive than normal.
Teens also lack the social skills to handle differences. In time, teens learn the appropriate ways to deal with differences of opinions by observing adults interacting. This is why it is imperative that adults always model appropriate skills around impressionable young adults.
2006-06-15 16:55:50
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answered by Obama, 47 y/o political virgin 5
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what sort if fighting do you mean? if you're talking about fist fighting then it's unfair to say that all teens fight like that and usually there's a reason you should listen before making judgments
if you mean fighting as in rebelling against parents then again it's unfair to say that all fight but most fight because they are trying to figure out who they are and rarely realize that in the most part their parents only have their best interests in mind
if you mean fighting verbally against each other then there are various reasons for that, usually they believe they've been treated unfairly and feel that no one will help them so they have o take matters into their own hands
but again i must emphasize that it's not fair to generalize teens and say that they all fight, most are very good individuals who are quickly becoming, or already are, positive contribute rs to society who try to make their future better
2006-06-15 20:26:13
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answered by Anonymous
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would you like some cheese and crackers with your whine?
i think if the parents have raised the kids right they will know when to fight and when to stand down. im a teen and i dont fight unless provoked and then i smash my opponent into the ground but my point is you need to pick you battles and the parents should have that instilled into their offspring before they are teens.
2006-06-15 20:20:00
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answered by SwordDancer 5
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According to this Brain-Based Learning class I'm taking, it is mainly a hormonal thing. The emotional part of a teen's brain is working a lot harder than the reasoning side of their brain. When you become an adult it evens out more.
2006-06-16 00:05:58
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answered by Bridget 2
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Teens fight because they want to seem tough. If someone threatens them around their friends , they might feel offended and think that the only way to maintain the respect of their friends is to fight the person who threatened them.I hope this answers your question.
2006-06-15 20:15:41
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answered by Cool Chick 2
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Teens fight because the think it makes them cool. Teens like to be the center of attention and that s what it draws. They like to think they're tough.
2006-06-15 20:15:22
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answered by M H 2
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They seem to think that its cool to swarm some guy walking down the street or some old lady walking out of the store. And this is in Canada not gangs either
2006-06-15 20:15:20
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answered by Neilman 5
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Because parents and adults like to fight, not physically but with verbal abuse. So the kids try the verbal abuse approach, and end up in fistfights. There are not mature enough to handle the verbal abuse.
2006-06-15 20:16:27
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answered by mac 7
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We all want our kids to be able to defend themselves. I don't know what world you live in, but there is a potential for violence whenever you walk out the door. Yes, we should encourage our children to solve matters without violence, but if some boy comes up and hits my granddaughter, I want her to punch him. (And she could do it) Waiting for someone else to settle it might might put her in further harm plus it gives her a reputation that she isn't to be messed with and hopefully no one else will bother her.
2006-06-15 20:18:48
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answered by swdMO 3
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teens like to fight because of the attention
2006-06-15 20:12:35
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answered by Magan<3Way 3
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