the challenges of middle and late adolescence

The period of adolescence is the age of ??

change

the challenges of middle and late adolescence

• Physical changes

• Emotional changes and problems

• Behavioural changes

• Substance use and abuse

• Educational challenges

• Health problems

• Psychological problems

• Social problems – dating and relationships

• Sexual health - unplanned pregnancy and STIs

• Addiction to cyberspace

• ?? is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood. 

• It includes some big changes to the body and to the way a young person relates to the world.

• Adolescence

• include growth of pubic and body hair, changes in body shape and height, start of menstruation for girls, ejaculation and change of voice for boys.

• Physical changes

Adolescents are also affected by social changes which include

• identity

• independence

• new experiences

(adolescents try to work out who they are and where they fit in the world by trying out new things like clothing styles, music, art, and even meeting people outside their usual social group);

 Identity

(they tend to be more independent in things like how they get to places, how and who they spend their time with, and on what they spend their money on); and

Independence

(they look for new experiences, including risky ones, and they explore their own limits and abilities as a way to express themselves as an individual).

New experiences