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Social and Emotional (Ages 13-18)

Social and Emotional (Ages 13-18)

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Human development is a lifelong process, but it is important to ensure that your teenager reaches particular milestones in his or her social and emotional development before becoming an adult. Learn about why your teen is moody, acts out, or makes poor decisions. Our articles outline which good and bad behaviors to look out for, how to communicate with your teen about emotions and sex, and what the experts say about 13 to 18 year olds.

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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 ...

Source: University of Florida IFAS Extension
Riding the Roller Coaster of Emotions: Are Adolescents Moody, Why, and So What?

NYU Child Study Center Grand Rounds, October 11, 2002 Featured Speaker Reed Larson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of ...

Source: NYU Child Study Center
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
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 ...

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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 ...

Source: University of Florida IFAS Extension

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It’s Normal

Source: Shoulder to Shoulder
School Conventions and Adolescence

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Teenage Growth and Development: 11 to 14 Years

Source: Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Adolescence: Social and Relational Changes

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

Source: NYU Child Study Center
Riding the Roller Coaster of Emotions

Source: NYU Child Study Center
Moral Development and Emotion

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Developmental Characteristics During Adolescence

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Perspective Taking and Theory of Mind at Different Grade Levels

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition into High School

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)

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