Reference Desk
- Is My Child On Track?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Learning To Read
- Types of Schools
- Learning Personalities
- Standards and Testing
- Gifted Children
- The Early Years (3-5)
- The Middle Years (6-12)
- The Teen Years (13-18)
- Parent-School Connection
- Your Parenting Style
- Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- Extracurricular Activities
- Life Skills
- Thinking About College
- Special Needs
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The teen years are often tumultuous as bodies are changing and academics become more demanding. Armed with information about the key developmental tasks and milestones, parents are better prepared to understand, relate, and communicate with their teen about the multitude of changes occurring during this age period.
Developmental Tasks
- Adolescence: The Four Questions
- What Are the Developmental Tasks Facing Adolescents?
- Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
- Adolescent Experiences from Participating in Extracurricular and Community-Based Activities
Overall Development
- Early Adolescence: 12 - 14 Years Old
- Growth and Development, Ages 13 to 17
- Child Development Guide: 12-15 Years
- Child Development Guide: 16-19 Years
- Growth and Development, Ages 18 and Over
- Gender Differences: High School
Cognitive and Academic Development
- Helping Teens Answer the Question "Who Am I?": Cognitive Development
- Understanding Teen Decision Making
- High School Report Cards
- The Dropout's Perspective on Leaving School
- Adolescent Brain Development
- Courses You'll Need for College
- Brain Block Happens. You can Help!
- 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens!
Physical Growth
- Helping Teens Answer the Question "Who Am I?": Physical Development
- Talking to Your Child About Puberty
- Girls Should See OB/GYN in Early Teens, Doctors Say
- Your Daughter's First Gynecological Exam
- FDA Approves Vaccine to Prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
- When Puberty Strikes Your Son
- What You Need to Know About the HPV Vaccine
Social and Emotional
- Helping Teens Answer the Question "Who Am I?": Social Development
- Social Graces: What to Expect From Your High Schooler
- According to the School Psychologist: High School
- Do Kids Need Friends?
- Friends and Friendships
- Know Your Child's Friends and Their Parents
- Teach Your Child Refusal Skills
- Teenage Drinking
- 1 out of 4 Teenagers Binge Drink
- Teens and Dating
- When the Love Bug Bites: Surviving Your Teen's First Romance
- Dating Violence in Teens a Growing Concern
- Cyberdating Abuse: What Parents Need to Know
- How Special Time Works With Teens
- Riding the Roller Coaster of Emotions: Are Adolescents Moody, Why, and So What?
- The Emotional Lives of Adolescents
- Fears
- The 6 Most Important Decisions Your Teen Will Ever Make
