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Adolescence
* actually begins with puberty, a period during which the child matures physically.
* also time when most teens are trying to establish their independence and autonomy.
  - sexual maturity and ends with finding a mate
* brings about changes in boys
  - with it many biological, psychological, and social changes
* broader social category even than ethnicity.
* can be a challenging time for teens and their families
  - strangely troubling time of change and transition
* can be a time of confusion and stress
  - excitement, new experiences and decisions
  - questioning everything, including their faith
  - crucial to the formation of healthy, non-violent relationships later in life
  - one of the most difficult periods in anyone's life
  - shocking and painful both to experience and, as a parent, to observe
  - often be a time of juggling socialising, hobbies, school, work and family
* challenging developmental period for teenagers and for their parents
  - period for both children and their parents
* comes from the Latin word meaning to grow to maturity.
* common time to begin using harmful substances.
* critical period for the development of adult behaviors and attitudes
  - adult obesity
  - stage of personal development
  - time for the current and future health of women
* crucial transition period from childhood to adulthood.
* developmental stage that is usually characterized by some risk-taking behavior.
* difficult state which affects all family members.
* difficult time for children, especially today
  - many young people
* difficult, challenging, and confusing time for children.
* ends at some indefinite point called maturity, or adulthood.
* explores themes in intellectual, physical, and spiritual growth.
* follows the developmental stage of puberty.
* good time for parents to sit down and talk with their children.
* includes puberty
  - social, emotional as well as mental maturity
* is about identity formation.
* is also a time of fluctuating pyschological and physical growth
  - intensified sensitivity to reflections from the environment
  - the time when psychopathology often first appears
* is an age of transition in so many ways
  - emotionally intense time of life, and adolescents are emotionally intense people
* is an important period of physical development
  - social and emotional development
  - time for social and emotional development
* is an important time to establish healthy life style habits
  - intervene and try to support healthy behaviors
  - important, and sometimes difficult, time of transition
  - impressionable time where opinions, ideas, and beliefs are being formed
* is an opportune time for interventions to address anemia
  - parents to communicate their value system to their kids
  - unsettling period for all children
  - divided into three stages
  - dominated by the adjustment of one's ideals and making compromises
  - generally a period of good health
  - immaturity
  - marked by a drop in cholesterol levels for a few years
  - often a turbulent stage of development
  - on the verge of adulthood, but is neither adulthood nor childhood
  - one of the most complex transitions in the life span
* is one of the most difficult period in one's life
  - times of life for all ethnic groups
  - only one phase in a life-long process of sexual development and learning
  - part of youth
  - perhaps one of the most difficult and confusing stages in life
  - recognized as a sometimes traumatic, often confusing rite of passage
  - sometimes a difficult time for boys
  - that esoteric twilight zone between childhood and adulthood
* is the age at which children stop asking questions - because they know all the answers
  - when children try to bring up their parents
  - where tremendous physiological changes occur in the body
  - bridge between the child and the adult
  - epilogue of childhood and the prologue to maturity
  - fall from the cliff
  - last best chance to constructively influence and improve the transescents' lives
* is the most emotionally insecure time of life
  - important bone building period
  - neglected period of life
  - vital, volatile period for any of the higher animals
  - period between physical maturity and socio-economic maturity
* is the period of identity creation
  - intensive building of social ideals and prohibitions
  - psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood
  - transition between puberty and adulthood
  - to learn self-control
* is the stage between puberty and adultery
  - that lies between childhood and adulthood
* is the time for coming to terms with one's identity
  - in which young elephants begin to break away from the main herd
* is the time of sexual discovery
  - shaping individual identity
  - that youth begin to think about personal health
  - to develop an initial identity status in many aspects of life
  - when our children become adults
  - transitional time when reading preferences move from fiction to nonfiction
  - usually a turbulent period
* is when children develop stereotypes
  - start bringing up their parents
  - most dogs are turned over to shelters
* journey that requires guides.
* life stage which evokes an emotional response in many people.
* literally means that stage of development between childhood and maturity.
* marks a critical life transition for girls.
* often brings feelings of insecurity about physical development.
* period of accelerated growth, self-discovery, and emerging independence
  - confusing and conflicting emotions
  - considerable stress
  - contradiction for teenagers
  - dramatic physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth
  - growth and development already filled with feelings of awkwardness
  - profound changes
* period of rapid and confusing physical and emotional changes
  - significant growth
* pivotal stage of human development.
* represents a series of increasingly difficult developmental tasks
  - transition for the individual, the family and society
  - one of the most critical developmental periods in life
  - the person's entry into a world of mystery
* requires a mutual understanding of symptomatology.
* short lived phase for red wigglers.
* spans years.
* stage, which is also associated with considerable changes in self.
* starts with the teenage years.
* tends to be the time when young people have their first love relationship.
* time characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes.
* time for building peak bone mass
  - developing self-identity and achieving independence
  - growth spurts and puberty changes
  - the development of critical thinking and decision making skills
  - trying new things
* time in one s life when motivation, empathy and social skills become crucial
  - their life when they are leaving childhood and reaching toward adulthood
* time of change - physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually
  - changing attitudes, perception and behaviour
  - emotional separation from family and a joining to peers
  - enormous growth and change
  - exploration as sexual feelings emerge
  - fluctuating psychological and physical growth
  - forming an identity and seeking independence
  - growth and change, with many health and mental health issues
  - increased nutrient needs
* time of many changes
  - complex changes
  - rapid change and development
  - risk taking
  - significant development, offering great opportunities for growth
  - social and emotional change as well as physical change
  - trying out ethics too, and learning about the unethical behavior of adults
  - tryouts, a time when playing the as-if game is desirable and rewarding
  - uncertainty
  - that is often associated with trying new things and taking risks
  - to demonstrate commitment
* time when children seek greater autonomy
  - development and culture put enormous stress on girls
  - everything is out of kilter, and nothing is stable in the body or mind
* time when many health compromising behaviours show an increase
  - things are changing
  - one's lifestyle can be active, busy and stressful
  - opinions and preferences change radically, often overnight
  - our bodies are changing in different ways
  - students are figuring out who they want to be
  - the search for identity becomes a more separate and independent endeavor
  - young people learn the value of being a responsible citizen
  - youth are trying to figure out the world, and how they fit into it
  - when, quite literally, young people are learning how to think and how to act
* tough period of development in most people's lives.
* transformative time for all relationships in the family.
* transitional stage between puppyhood and adulthood.
* tumultuous period in one s life.
* typically dynamic time of changes and challenges.
* unique and vulnerable time in the lives of most people
  - stage distinct from both childhood and adulthood
* usually drink because they have a low self esteem and self image.
* very difficult time for all youth and especially youth that are homosexual
  - time, regardless of sexual orientation
  - precious period in one's life