For many years, people thought of ADHD as a childhood issue that mostly affected boys. We now know that ADHD can persist into adulthood , and that women are just as likely to have it as men. But there can be big differences between how girls and boys experience ADHD. Girls with ADHD tend to be less hyperactive and have less trouble with self-control than boys. Instead, they may seem distracted or daydreamy. Doctors might refer to this as ADHD without hyperactivity.
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Teens today are spending their time differently than they did a decade ago. But what has not changed are the differences between teen boys and girls in time spent on leisure, grooming, homework, housework and errands, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Overall, teens ages 15 to 17 spend an hour a day, on average, doing homework during the school year, up from 44 minutes a day about a decade ago and 30 minutes in the mids. Teens are also getting more shut-eye than they did in the past. They are clocking an average of over nine and a half hours of sleep a night, an increase of 22 minutes compared with teens a decade ago and almost an hour more than those in the mids. Sleep patterns fluctuate quite a bit — on weekends, teens average about 11 hours, while on weekdays they typically get just over nine hours a night.
Verified by Psychology Today. All girls are different, but regardless of their personality and circumstances, our teenage daughters contend with a barrage of challenges including surging hormones , mixed messages, and social pressures. Teenage girls have a way of disrupting our well-intentioned rational behavior, so forgive yourself for slipping, and then reset your efforts.
Teens facing an unplanned pregnancy choose abortion for similar reasons as women in their twenties and thirties. Teens ask the same questions: Do I want this baby? Can I afford to raise a child? How will this impact my life? Am I ready to be a mother?