1. Learning About Yourself
Growing & Changing

2. Objectives
Relate how the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social changes that take place during adolescence help you achieve certain developmental tasks
Create and identify ways to show responsibility at home and school
Explain how independence is achieved and apply it to your own life

3. Words to Know Adolescence Developmental task Physical change
Intellectual change
Emotional change
Social change
Growth spurt
Hormones
Emotions
Peers
Roles
Responsibility
Independence

4. Here’s Where You are AT…..
“I’ll be glad when I’m old enough to do that.”
You are looking forward to:
Driver’s license
Part-time job
Dating
Move out
INDEPENDENCE
Adolescence – stage between childhood
& adulthood

5. Growth & Development 3 major stages of life
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Certain skills & behavior patterns develop in each. (developmental tasks)
Examples:
Preparing for your future (adolescence)
Sit – crawl – walk – run (childhood)

6. Developmental Tasks of Teens
Learn to accept changes in body
Select and prepare for a career
Achieve emotional independence
Learn to get along with peers
Acquire a set of standards that guide your behavior
Learn what behavior will be expected in adult roles
Accept responsibility
Become independent of adults

7. Growth & Development Adolescence = 4 major changes
Physical changes – occur as body grows & matures
Intellectual changes – take place as you learn more about the world around you
Emotional change – affect how you feel about situations and how you express those feelings
Social change – occur as you meet people and learn how to get along with them

8. There is nothing permanent except change.
Reflect:
There is nothing permanent except change.
-Heraclitus

9. Growth & Development
The changes will affect the way you act and think.
Decisions – actions - future
More you know – the easier it will be to understand the changes
Changes – unique & special
No one else like you
You are normal

10. Identical Twins, But Yet So Different

12. As a Table………
Think of the changes you will/have experience(d) during adolescence. What kinds of challenges do you expect to encounter in the four different areas
physical
intellectual
social
emotional
10 minutes to discuss. Select a reporter and report to the class.

13. Adolescence
11 – 17 years old

14. PHYSICAL CHANGES Affect the shape of your body
Adult figure or physique
Girls – usually mature about 2 years
Girls stop growing - 15
Boys – 17
Some continue until 20
Individual rate
Growth – rapidly – growth spurt

15. PHYSICAL CHANGES
Includes both the development of larger muscles & an improved ability to use those muscles
Better eye-hand coordination – small muscles – more control
Many changes that you will notice occur as the body begins to mature sexually
Changes are caused by chemicals in your body called hormones.

16. PHYSICAL CHANGES Males – facial hair, voices deepen, shoulder widen
Females – hips widen, breast enlarge, figure – more shapely, changes within the body that enables pregnancy
Taking care of self – IMPORTANT

17. As a table, create a list of what you can do to keep healthy during this change
And discuss…..
How do you cope with all the changes????

18. Intellectual Changes Intelligence will be expanded
By age 8 – 80% of adult intelligence has already been developed
13 – 15 ability to reason & solve problems
(actions & consequences)
See others’ point of view
Skills will help you communicate!!
Developmental task: select & prepare for a career

19. If I fail……
Developmental task: select & prepare for a career

20. What will happen…..
If you fail to select & prepare for a career during adolescence………..
Why is it important to prepare for a career right now????

21. Emotional Changes Not so easy to see New, confusing feelings = NORMAL
Emotions – feelings you have about people & events in your life
Feelings change quickly
Never knowing exactly what you want
As you develop, you will learn how to handle your emotions

22. Negative Emotions Anger, jealousy, envy, and fear
Often hard to control
Not handled properly – difficult situation
Uncontrolled anger/jealousy – lost of friends
Almost everyone becomes angry
Venting negative emotions on just anyone is not appropriate
Getting feelings out in open can be a good way of dealing
Talk to someone/write a letter/some type of physical activity

23. Positive Emotions Love, affection, joy Makes everyone feel good
Many relationships based on love
Learning to express “love” in appropriate ways
D.T. – Achieve emotional independence
Think for yourself & make own decisions
Still respect others opinions, but will less dependent on adults

24. Social Change How you relate to others
Peers (persons your own age) are more important to you
Learning to communicate & get along w/peers
Natural to want to be like by your peers
Feeling you belong – important part
D.T. – Acquire a set of standards that guide your behavior
Think carefully
Decided what is important to you

25. Worksheet

26. Roles Role – pattern of expected behavior Fill many roles
Son, daughter, students, ball player, brother, sister, friend
In each you are expected to act a certain way
D.T. – what behavior will be expected in adult roles
Remember, whatever the role, relax & be yourself

27. Word bank Emotional Changes 5 Developmental Tasks 2 Peers 10
Adolescence 1
Independence 13
Physical Changes 3
Intellectual Changes 4
Role 11
Social Changes 6
Emotions 9
Responsibilities 12
Hormones 8
Growth Spurts 7

28. Accepting Responsibility
All changes & growing helps you achieve D.T. accepting responsibility
Being responsible – you can be trusted to carry through an assignment or job
Responsibilities – duties/jobs you must carry through
Family, friends, school & community

29. Individual Work
Create a list of your current responsibilities. Then list additional responsibilities you anticipate you will assume as you mature.
Be sure to create a list for home, school, and for yourself

30. Becoming Independent Independence – responsible for own actions
Provide own needs & wants
In control of their lives
Form your own identity
Prepare for a career
becoming responsible for your decisions & developing socially acceptable behavior
Independence achieved one step at a time

31. Discuss at Table:
What are some ways you can demonstrate to adults in your life that you are becoming independent?