<h1><strong>SPECIAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF ADOLESCENTS</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Challenges of Adolescents</li> <li>Special Needs of Adolescents</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Introduction</h2></strong> The adolescent stage of development can be a turbulent one because the young people concerned are sensitive and are faced with many challenges which they do not want to admit. They tend to live in their own world and want to be left alone. Adults, parents, teachers and guidance counselors must be patient with them and try to understand them.   <h2><strong>Challenges of Adolescents</strong></h2> Below are some of the challenges facing the adolescents: (i)<strong> Financial problems:</strong> some of them come from homes where the parents are poor and cannot afford to meet their needs. At the same time, some rich parents give their children too much money which makes them wasteful. (ii)<strong> Conflicts:</strong> Adults, parents, politicians and the society at large do not set good examples for the youths by engaging in recurrent conflicts.

<h1><strong>MEANING AND CONSEQUENCES OF SELF MEDICATION</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Self Medication</li> <li>Consequences of Self Medication</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Meaning of Self Medication</strong></h2> Self medication is the process where a person prescribes a drug for self, or gets someone else other than a qualified professional to do so when he/she is sick.   <h2><strong>Consequences of Self Medication</strong></h2>

<h1>FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF A CHILD</h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>The Fundamental Rights of a Child</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>The Fundamental Rights of a Child</strong></h2> The fundamental rights of a child are as follows: (i) Right to life: Every child has a right to be alive and enjoy life. A child must not be killed but be allowed to survive and develop. (ii Right to identity: Every child has the right to have a name, family and nationality with which he /she is identified. A child must be registered after birth.

<h1><strong>MENSTRUATION AND MENSTRUAL HYGIENE</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Menstruation</li> <li>Menstrual Cycle and Menstrual Hygiene</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Meaning of Menstruation</strong></h2> <strong>Menstruation</strong> is the monthly flow of blood from the womb, through the vagina which occurs in every woman of child-bearing age. This period is called<strong> menstrual period </strong>which may last 3-5 days, it also differs from one person to another. Once a girl starts menstruating she becomes a woman. She can then become pregnant and have a baby, if she has sexual relationship with a man. <img class="size-full wp-image-20267 aligncenter" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-menstrual-cycle.jpg" alt="Signs of puberty - Body changes in females (girls) - The menstrual cycle" width="565" height="428" /> <br> <h2><strong>Menstrual Cycle and Menstrual Hygiene</strong></h2>