All people have problems. Some people have a lot of problems, others have one or two. And no matter how old you are, you will still face difficulties in your life

Youth problems
All people have problems. Some people have a lot of problems, others have one or two. And no matter how old you are, you will still face difficulties in your life. We can solve some problems but some problems are very hard to solve.
There are a lot of teenagers in our country. A teenager is a person from thirteen to nineteen years of age. And young people here face as many difficulties as grown-up people do.
There are problems, which are common for all young people. These are spending your free time, choosing a good friend, how to deal with your parents and the classmates, finding your place in this world, first love and relations with beloved, choosing where to study after finishing school, alcohol and drugs.
I’m fourteen so I belong to the group of Russian teenagers. One of the most important problems is “a generation gap” - the problem of fathers and sons. Teens usually want to be independent and show this to our parents. And this is kind of depressing when our parents try to control everything we do. Our parents usually don’t understand the clothes that we wear and the music that we listen to. We have different tastes. For example, when I go to the shop with my mom she likes these jeans but I like those ones. She pays and this is often difficult to convince her that this is really what I need. My parents want me to become a doctor as they are skilled teachers but I have a taste for economics, and my dream is to be an accountant. But they say they know better. They often treat us like small children. And this is rather difficult to start listening to each other and understanding each other. Some teens even begin drinking alcohol or smoking just to show that they are grown-ups. That is really stupid, I must say. I don’t like smoking. You must have to be a grown-up inside and a cigarette or a bottle of beer won’t help here. This won’t help you look cool. These bad habits cause health problems in future (for girls especially).
It is a problem to get a good education as well. It is expensive to get a good education nowadays. I think it is difficult to learn a subject well, for example, without additional classes. And you can’t enter a university without good knowledge.
As for the problem of friendship, I always remember a good proverb, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." I like this one because it shows what a true friend must be. I like honest people. And, of course, I want to have a friend who will always listen to me and understand me. I want him or her to support me in difficult situations. If a teen has bad relations with others he tries to find a group to follow for example – goths, emos and others. They try piercing and tattoos.
One of the most serious problems nowadays is taking drugs and AIDS (the disease when the immune system of your body stops working).
The problem of free time is also very important. Where to go, what to do in free time. Every teen must find a hobby or just go in for sports. Not just wander in the street without an aim. We must not forget that it’s good to go to museums, theatres, cinemas and parks even if it is not popular.

There is also a problem of having extra (pocket) money to go out with friends, to make presents to your friends, to buy clothes that you really like. So youth has to earn money - wash cars, sell or deliver newspapers, help old people or work as waiters or waitresses

We have some problems but we are sure that we solve them properly. We make mistakes but only those who do nothing make no mistakes. I think that the young people in other countries have such problems too. The best way to solve them is to be yourself and be responsible for your life

Most people link the period between childhood and teenage years with innocence and pureness. On the other hand, individuals view youths and young adults as delinquent, troublesome, and deviant. When individuals become youths, they tend to divert from society’s rules, laws, and norms. In today’s modern world, youths are increasingly associated with various problems and challenges. These include; participating in group or individual violence, mass unemployment, sexually transferred disease or infections, drug abuse, early pregnancy, immature parenthood, and abortion. It is indeed a fact that youths are the most vulnerable and fragile in the community. Historically, youths have been known to be susceptible to hostility, aggression, and crimes. However, there’s a drastic change in urban youth violence, observed from various acts performed in recent years. Unlike past violence, urban youths are experimenting with various forms of crimes. These include; robbery, rioting, looting, assault, arson, and even murder. The cause of such behavior is unemployment, poverty, racial conflicts, economic disparities, and social exclusion. Violent riots that erupted in various parts of London in the year 2011 is proof of problematic youths. The protest that extended from the 6th to 11th of August wounded many killed some, and destroyed public and private properties. The formation of gangs, organized mobs, and the use of social media to mobilize youths indicates a new form of youth violence. This paper aims to discuss how the 2011 summer riots in London and other parts of the United Kingdom (UK) indicated a disturbing new pattern of urban youth violence about the historical representation of problem youth.

Muncie claims that the declining economic status of the country contributed to youth violence. He quotes, “A growing number of children, therefore, were fundamentally displaced and, within such adverse social and economic conditions, gravitated towards delinquent activities and acquisitive forms of petty crimes in order to survive” (Muncie, 2014, pp. 51). Similarly, those who participated in the 2011 riots in London partly did it as a survival mechanism. The series of violent riots in different streets included mass looting and stealing (Howe & Seymour, 2021). This kind of behavior among urban youth symbolizes lack of jobs, money, and basic needs. However, the country’s criminal law has a specific consideration for what constitutes a crime and what doesn’t. In most cases, youth violence, for example, joyriding, vandalism, or hooliganism, is not entirely recognized by the state as a criminal offense. Yet, the recent riots have shown a distressing new pattern of violence by modern youths. They have taken violence to a whole new level, with the destruction of the community, its people, and the delicate fabric that holds society together. These movements and riots happening across the countries is an indication of the problematic youths in the nation. The August event reveals an emotional instability and a rapid shift in the youths’ intensity of violence. This occurrence saw the destruction of numerous homes and public properties, injury of many innocent people, and even death.