One means of enhancing their strength and stability is to educate adolescents about the inevitable changes that will take place in their lives as they develop and grow into adulthood. Adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, during which the child changes physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially, and also forms a mature identity in preparation for living as an independent adult. The upheaval is due partly to the adolescent wanting to be part of both worlds that of the dependency of being a child and the freedom of being an adult. While the child is going through the tumultuous period and is beginning to adjust to the personal changes, there must be a clear upset in the former equilibrium in order to ensure proper growth and development. Adolescence is divided into three stages.
Young people mature at different rates, girls tend to develop earlier than boys.
This unit will be taught for two weeks in grades 7 and 8.