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Psychial Development During this stage in your life your body will go through a lot of changes. Your first major change will be going through puberty. Puberty is different in boys and girls. Puberty is a time in your life that brings lots of growth and change, both on the outside and inside. It’s the process of changing from a kid into an adult. Basically, it’s a time when your body becomes sexually mature. Hormones cause puberty. These are chemicals produced by your glands that tell the different parts of your body to change and mature. In girls, puberty is controlled by the hormones estrogen and progesterone. In boys, puberty is controlled by a hormone called testosterone. If you’re a girl, your growth spurt will make you look more feminine. You’ll not only get taller, but your butt hips, and thighs, will get wider, so you start to have a curvy shape. You might gain fat a little faster than you gain muscle. For guys, the growth spurt will have a more masculine effect. As you get taller and gain weight, most likely your shoulders will get broader and you’ll slowly add muscle, looking more “manly.” Also boy’s voices change, they become low and manlier. Both boys and girls will also experience differences below the waist. Girls will get their period and boy’s private areas grow. When your hormones start maturing you will also start getting acne. Another thing hormones do is make both genders sweat. Your brain will also be developing. It will acquire hormones which help your body grow and develop into a mature young adult. If you’ve started puberty, these are some of the things you might be dealing with, brain-wise: feeling sensitive, intense emotions, mood swings, unfamiliar emotions, and conflict.
Social/Emotional Development As you grow older your social and emotional development will also grow and mature. You will now probably have a small group of close friends. When one of your friendships falls apart you will take it harder then you did when you were younger because of the changes you will go through with your emotions. Sometimes you will get very angry but during this stage you have to learn to control help. If you can’t control it yourself then you will need to seek help before it gets out of hand. You will probably be more emotional when a close family member, a good friend or pet dies. You may feel sad, lonely and confused after their death. Sometimes if it’s too hard for you a good thing is to go to counselling sessions to help you get over it. Many people don’t know this but young people can experience serious depression just like adults do. There is also help out there if you need help getting over your depression.
Moral Development Moral development also changes as you grow older. He/she will now start searching for values and attitudes. They will start questioning parental values. They will now be able to see different points of view. They may be easily influenced by peers or by environmental cues, but most teens grow to assert impressive measures of responsibility in their moral growth. They will most likely go through a lot of peer pressure. They will do a lot of impulsive things because they don’t think about the consequences. They will develop a sense of duty.
Cognitive Development During this stage of development, complex thinking processes are used to focus on less self-centered concepts and will start making personal decisions. They start developing idealistic views on specific topics or concerns. They will have opposing views and they will begin to look for jobs. They begin to develop their own identity. He or she thinks about and begins to systematically consider possible future goals. They begin to think long term and they might start thinking about starting a relationship with someone.
My Advice to Parents Raising teens and anybody in the adolescent stage can be very difficult. You have to know how they think and how their minds work. If you are stressed because you can’t control them or their emotions you might want to do a little research. They tend to go through a lot of mood swings. They might be depressed at times and at those times you might want to consider counselling if it’s really bad. Talk to them a lot to see how school is going or how their social life is going. If your child is very anti-social then maybe there’s something going on. Ask your child about it and maybe there is something that needs to be looked into. Don’t lose interest; always ask your teen about everything and never lose touch with your teen.
Adolescence
