The Challenges in Middle and Late Adolescence

Functions of Family

→ ==Takes responsibility of nurturing the adolescent physically, psychologically and mentally.==

→ @@Molds the adolescent to be a better member of society.@@

→ @@Prepare them to be emotionally mature@@

Functions of Family (Parents)

  • Molding - ==The adolescent to be better member of society==
  • Prepare - ==Adolescents to be emotionally matured==

What are the challenges?

  1. Making Choices
  2. Relation with the school community.

Making Choices that may affect the adolescent’s life & their family

  • %%A time of change & transition from dependence on the family to increasing responsibilities.%%
  • %%Gradually proceeds in the transition phase from dependency to independence.%%
  • %%If transition is unsuccessful, they may have an adversarial relationship with their parents which may lead to bitterness towards their parents.%%
  • %%Adolescents may complain regarding too many requirements how they should project themselves%%
  • %%Adolescents were born with temperament of traits that can be accounted from their genes.%%
  • %%Adolescents and parents should have an open communication%%
  • %%Parental affection, the experience of being loved and cared for are highly important in upbringing the adolescents.%%
  • %%Choice of friends, it should be considered that peers may have a greater influence.%%

Relationship with the School Community.

  • %%Adolescents may tend to be more anxious about themselves%%
  • %%Family & close personal relationship with other people contributes a vital role in the development of one’s self-presentation.%%

Where do these challenges emerge from?

  1. @@Choices that affect the adolescents life and family.@@
  2. @@The transition from dependency to independency.@@
  3. @@Increasing Responsibilities.@@
  4. @@Quality of Parent-Child Relationship.@@
Why is this happening?
  • @@Middle and Late adolescence is a time of change and transition from dependence on the family to increasing responsibilities.@@
  • @@Adolescents experience some inevitable turbulence in their relationship with their parents at some point.@@
  • @@Wanting to comply with rules and demands of his/her parents.@@
  • @@Parental Rejection@@
  • @@Abuse@@
  • @@Socio-economic Status@@
  • @@Early Deprivation@@

^^Adolescents face different challenges in life. as they undergo various developmental changes, the support they get from their family, peers and community helps them meet the demand and expectation from them^^.