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Helping Teens Answer the Question "Who Am I?": Social Development
The journey from childhood to adolescence is very challenging. Between the ages of 10 and 17 there are major changes in ...
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Riding the Roller Coaster of Emotions: Are Adolescents Moody, Why, and So What?
NYU Child Study Center Grand Rounds, October 11, 2002Featured SpeakerReed Larson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Human ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Communication and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
During this period, teens spend much of the day outside the home — at school or at after-school activities or ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Understanding Teen Decision Making
What was he thinking? How could she? If you find yourself wondering what your teen was thinking, the answer may be ...
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Communicating with Teens about Sex: Facts, Findings, and Suggestions
Where do Teens get their Information about Sex?Although teens and parents may communicate cooperatively about certain ...
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Adolescence: Social and Relational Changes
IdentityWhen asked to describe themselves, very young children tend to mention their possessions ("I have a red ...
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The Everything-There-Is-to-Know About Adolescents Quiz
Adolescence is a time of transition involving dramatic physical, emotional, intellectual and social changes. Most ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Teenage Growth and Development: 15 to 17 Years
Congratulations! You and your teen have made it through what is usually the most difficult period of adolescence -- 11 ...
Source: Palo Alto Medical Foundation
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Big Kids with Big Feelings
Q. I’m afraid my middle-school-aged daughter is going to turn into an “angry teenager.” Things seem ...
Source: Hand in Hand
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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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Predicting Positive Outcomes for Adolescents
What do we know about factors in adolescents' lives that promote optimal behavioral outcomes? Although high ...
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Perspective Taking and Theory of Mind at Different Grade Levels
The table below lists the development trends on perspective taking and theory of mind for children from kindergarten to ...
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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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Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition into High School
Learn how educators can ease students transition into high school by providing challenging and supportive middle school ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Good Decisions: More Than a Feeling
What was he thinking? How could she? If you find yourself wondering what your teen was thinking, the answer may be ...
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Developmental Characteristics During Adolescence
Physical Physical changes (e.g., growth spurt and skeletal and structural changes) are rapid and visually...
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It’s Normal
Wondering what happened to the sweet kids we were raising? They've turned into teenagers. While we know there are going...
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Developmental Landmarks and Parenting During Adolescence
Developmental Landmarks of Adolescence Two changes distinguish a child’s development during adolescence from previous...
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Anxiety Checklist for Parents
Some of the following symptoms are typical of children who may have an anxiety disorder. If your answer to several...
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Predicting Positive Outcomes for Adolescents
What do we know about factors in adolescents' lives that promote optimal behavioral outcomes? Although high self-esteem,...
