Personal Development in Adolescence
"Early youth (12-15) are coming to terms with their new identity as an adolescent and the world outside the family and school. For the first time, they no longer see themselves as sons or daughters, brothers or sisters, or students, but as individuals who must integrate all of their separate identities into one while moving into a larger community. This is a time of dissonance as childhood ends and a new identity emerges. Learn more about this sometimes confusing plane to help prepare yourself and your child for positive growth experiences."
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What Students Think |
Response from Dylan:
"Life has two sides, happy and sad, healthy and hurt, built and broken. At our young age, this is seen through many different objects and emotions. Many things give us joy, for my guitar is a fun time. but likewise, memories also affect us. My first dog dig when I was 6, this put me through a mood. my brothers birth is a joyful moment in my life, everything would be different without him. All in all, I pay attention to the good side of life." |
Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future.
-Louise J. Kaplan-