HOW TO DEAL WITH ADULTING. IN CONNECTION TO MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENTpptx

HOW TO DEAL WITH ADULTING in connection with the topic Challenges of Middle and Late Adolescence

1. HOW TO DEAL WITH adulting

2. Eight (8) simple rules which could help you, teenagers, to become a responsible adolescents who is prepared for adult life: Focus on your studies and do well in all of your endeavors. There is time for everything. Take care of your health and hygiene. Healthy body and mind are important as you journey through adolescence. Establish good communication and relation with your parents or guardian. Listen to them. This may be easier said than done at this stage, but creating good relationship with them will do you good as they are the ones you can lean on especially in times of trouble. Think a lot before doing something. Evaluate probable consequences before acting. Practice self-control and self-discipline.

3. 5. Choose to do the right thing. There are plenty of situations in which it is better to use your mind rather than your heart. 6. Do your best to resist temptations, bad acts, and earthly pleasures and commit to being a responsible adolescent. 7. Respect yourself. You are an adult in the making. Do not let your teenage hormones get into you. If you respect yourself, others will respect you too. 8. Be prepared to be answerable or accountable for your actions and behavior. It is a part of growing up and becoming an adult.

4. Physical Development Most girls have completed the physical changes related to puberty by age 15. Boys are still maturing and gaining strength, muscle mass, and height and are completing the development of sexual traits.

5. Emotional Development May stress over school and test scores. Is self- involved (may have high expectations and low self-concept). Seek privacy and time alone. Is concerned about physical and sexual attractiveness. May complain of parents preventing him or her from doing things independently. Starts to want both physical and emotional intimacy in relationships.  Try the experience of intimate partnerships.

6. Social Development Shifts in relationship with parents from dependency and subordination to one that reflects the adolescent’s increasing maturity and responsibilities in the family and community, Is more and more aware of social behaviors of friends. Seek friends that share the same beliefs, values and interests. Friends become more important. Starts to have more intellectual interest. Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others. May be influenced by peers to try risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex).

7. Mental Development Becomes better able to set goals and think in terms of the future. Has a better understanding of complex problems and issues.  Start to develop moral ideals and to select role models.

8. Instructions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. ____________1. Stress is a common psychological concern among adolescents. ____________2. Family associations are important in adolescent development. ____________3. Female adolescents are more concerned about weight. ____________4. The transition from high school to college/ work is not a bigger responsibility for adolescents. ____________5. Adolescents do not ask independence from parents. ____________6. Most girls have completed the physical changes related to puberty by age 15. ____________7. In the adolescence stage, friends become more important. ____________8. They maybe influenced by peers to try risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex) ____________9. They have a better understanding of complex problems and issues. ____________10. They start to have more intellectual interests.

9. Identify the following statements. Write P for personal, E for Emotional, S for Social and M for Mental. __________11. May stress over school and test scores. __________12. Starts to develop moral ideas and to select role models __________13. Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others. __________14. Is more aware of social behaviors of friends. __________15. Seeks privacy and time alone.

10. Direction: Read each item carefully and use your journal to write your answers. Identify either the following activities are PHYSICAL, SOCIAL or PERSONAL. ____________1. having a sense of who you are ____________2. exercising ____________3. sharing feelings ____________4. Accepting disappointments, defeats, losing, and rejections ____________5. saying NO to alcohols and smoking

11. ____________6. Standing up for yourself ____________7. Accepting yourself ____________8. Introducing yourself and others ____________9. Forgiving yourself when needed ____________10. Healthy diet

12. ____________11. Trusting others ____________12. Personal hygiene ____________13. Being trusted ____________14. Keeping in shape ____________15. Feeling good about yourself