by Phakamani Moyo
Young people nowadays are subjected to a great deal of pressure, which appears to come from all directions: left, right, center, back and forth. The difficulties they are facing occur not only in school, but also at home, and this generation will continue to struggle unless parent-child relationships are strengthened. Teenage years have never been easy, and many will agree that the level of difficulty has only increased over time. Bullying has been a problem for a long time; children and adolescents would be bullied at school and then it would stop at home. Things are currently being made worse by social media infiltrating our teenagers’ safe spaces. Their peers’ bad behavior can now reach them in their bedrooms, causing even more distress.
Another issue affecting and troubling young people is family pressure to succeed. They are overwhelmed and depressed because they believe they are not smart enough, whether at school or at home. Understandably,
