Adolescence  Stage of great growth and development/change between childhood and adulthood Challenging Accepting

A dolescent  Person who is going through the stage of life between childhood and adulthood

Unique – one of a kind

Adolescent Developmental Tasks  Preparing for your future  Post graduation goals  Money management  independence

5 Types of Development  Moral  Physical  Intellectual  Emotional  Social M. P.I.E.S.

1. Physical Development  Puberty – the time when teens start to develop the physical characteristics of men and women  Hormones – chemical substances in your body will reach a high level, stimulate body changes and development of the male and female reproductive systems

 Age range 10 – 17  Body shapes change  Girls usually mature 1 st (by 2 years on average)  Individual growth rate  Growth spurt – period of rapid growth  Larger muscles  Better use of muscles

Males – physical changes  Neck Thickens  Facial Hair  Voice Deepens  Shoulders Broaden  Body Hair

Females – physical changes  Hips Widen  Breasts Enlarge  Hour Glass Shape  Menstruation  Body Hair

Body changes  Acne Nutrition, heredity, environment  Body odor Activity level, proper grooming, heredity

Take Care of Yourself (as you develop, only 1 body)  Eat nutritious foods  Get enough sleep  Exercise regularly  Avoid harmful activities (smoking, drinking, drugs, & premarital sex)

Social Development  Better able to relate to others  Peers become more important to you Peers – people approximately your age Share interests and attitudes with peers  Need to feel as if you belong (peer group)  Acquire values & morals  Friends of same gender, then mixed groups

Social Development  Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice. David Elkind words/adolescence.html David Elkind

Emotional Development  new and confusing feelings – normal  Emotions – feelings about people and events in your life  Intense emotions – strong  Get upset more easily  Moody, feelings change quickly

Ways to deal with negative emotions  Participate in physical activities – increase endorphins  Wait before confronting someone  Talk to someone you trust  Apologize if you are wrong  Write down emotions

Intellectual Development  Increased experiences/knowledge  Solve complex problems  Think ahead to consequences  Listening skills broaden  Better able to express own thoughts  See other’s viewpoints (less egocentric) Egocentric – self-centered, selfish

Moral Development  Make more difficult choices  Knowing the difference between right and wrong  Telling the truth even when it is hard  Setting personal standards (how you measure whether you are successful)  Turn to those you trust (parents, teachers, counselors, religious leaders)

Self-Concept  The mental picture you have of yourself, and the way you think others see you.

Self-Esteem  The confidence and worth you have in yourself.

Those with Positive Self-Esteem  Rely on own judgment  Resist pressure from others  Stand up for what is important to them  Feel in control of own life  Able to achieve own goals

Personality  the combination of feelings, traits, attitudes and habits Heredity – traits and characteristics passed from parents to children ○ Eye color, height, hair color, personality traits, skills - Environment – everyone around you (people, places, things and events) - Dress, behaviors, attitude, personality traits, etc.

Maturity  Reaching full development Make wise decisions You have to work at becoming mature in all areas, does not just happen

 “The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise”The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise  Alden Nowlan Alden Nowlan 