A recent BBC news revealed that Teenagers in the UK are struggling to cope with life.

More British teenagers leave school with good qualifications and go to university than ever before.

Youth unemployment has fallen dramatically in the last 25 years.

Today’s parents are richer than ever before and young people have access to an extraordinary range of activities and opportunities undreamt of even a generation ago.

And yet the mental well-being of our adolescents is among the worst in Europe: one in 10 teenage girls has self-harmed. Child obesity is increasing.

Shyness stems from different root causes. One of it is usually the anxiety of having to meet people. The other could be that the child was so focused developing one area that the social area was neglected. Both require different strategies as solutions. The biggest pain this has is the social stigma associated with shyness. Most other children stay away from shy children at best, and bully them at worst. It’s an important issue to address, and a set of skills should be taught to cope with and deal with shyness.

I’ve noticed that a number of teens are starting to grow on the fashion trend, that they have to do something to themselves to make them look good. I mean, if it’s just a fashion trend, that’s fine, but some people just go the extra mile to look good. If they are extremely concerned with good looks, they might be missing the point.