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What Are the Developmental Tasks Facing Adolescents?
The major task facing adolescents is to create a stable identity and become complete and productive adults. Over time, ...
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Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
This is the final bulletin of a three-part series that explores adolescence. In the previous two bulletins we have ...
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Early Adolescence: 12 - 14 Years Old
Developmental Milestones Early adolescence is a time of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes. Hormones ...
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Child Development Guide: 12-15 Years
Developmental Tasks To create own personal identity based upon the integration of values and a sense of self in ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Child Development Guide: 16-19 Years
Developmental Tasks To create own personal identity based upon the integration of values and a sense of self in ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Is Your Child Ready to Leave Home?
Willingness to take responsibility and social and emotional maturity have much to do with success in adult life as ...
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Developmental Milestones and the Camp Experience: Age 14-16
Developmental Milestones Increase their hypothetical reasoning abilities Conduct increasing future planning ...
Source: American Camp Association
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The Emotional Lives of Adolescents
Although adolescence was once believed to be a time of rebellion and tumult, we now know that this developmental stage ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Selecting A College for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Students with learning disabilities (LD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) approach the transition ...
Source: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD)
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Being There: The Most Important Part of Parenting A High Schooler
You’re a loving parent. You’ve read those stories about overbearing parents— maybe you even had them yourself. ...
Source: Education.com
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Developmental Characteristics During Adolescence
Physical Physical changes (e.g., growth spurt and skeletal and structural changes) are rapid and visually apparent ...
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Helping Adolescents Adjust to Giftedness
Young gifted people between the ages of 11 and 15 frequently report a range of problems as a result of their abundant ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Supporting Girls in Early Adolescence
Results of national studies suggest that for girls, the middle grades can be a time of significant decline in ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Early Adolescence (12-14 years old)
Developmental MilestonesEarly adolescence is a time of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes. Hormones ...
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If an Adolescent Begins To Fail in School...
What are some common indicators of an adolescent at risk for school failure? Get answers here, as well as some...
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What You Need to Know About Drugs: Cocaine and Crack
What It Is: Cocaine is a white powder that comes from the dried leaves of the coca plant. Crack cocaine is a form...
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Teenage Growth and Development: 11 to 14 Years
Quick Facts The physical changes that take place during puberty are caused by hormones. A girl will usually get her...
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Embedding College Readiness Indicators in High School Curriculum and Assessments
A growing number of studies are suggesting that all students will need to complete some postsecondary education -- be it...
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Avoiding Adolescent Alcohol Abuse
You"ve tamed the tantrums, prevailed through Pampers(R) and potty training, and took on the role of tooth fairy many...
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