1. January, 2009

3.  Am I normal?  Who am I?  Where am I going?

5.  Gut reactions fully wired  Still under construction is the ability to  Discern  Handle ambiguous information  Plan  Organise  Control emotions  Coordinate conflicting signals

7. We need to set limits and boundaries, especially when it comes to safety.

9.  A belief in one’s mortality  A desire to experiment  A need for peer approval  Relatively short term relationships

10. The journey between childhood and young adulthood is marked by 4 key challenges: 1.Forming a positive identity 2.Establishing a set of good friends 3.Breaking the emotional bonds that bind them to their adult carers 4.Setting meaningful vocational goals

11. Some things parents can do to help their daughter have a successful education

12. 1.Enriched Environment 2.Learned Optimism

13. Enriched environment  Interpersonal interaction  Interdependent learning at home  Exercise  Value of education

14.  Feel good self esteem  Optimistic thinking  Learning from failure  How the child thinks, especially when she has failed  Problem Solving

15. How we think about the causes of failure.

16. Permanence Pervasiveness Personalisation

17.  ‘always’, ‘never’  Thinks globally  General self blame  Sometimes, lately  Thinks specific/accurate  Realistic responsibility

18.  Don’t solve every problem for the child  Don’t be overly critical of the child’s attempts to problem solve  Model a flexible problem solving strategy

19.  Slow down  Perspective taking – put yourself in other’s shoes  Goal setting  Choosing a path or course of action. Compare pros and cons.  If it doesn’t work try another path