Adolescents today

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Adolescence Is an Important Time of Change
Healthy Parent-Child Relationships
Healthy Friendships in Adolescence
Healthy Dating Relationships in Adolescence
Teens Problems - Bullying
Teens Problems - Cyberbullying
Teens Problems - Substance Use and Abuse in Adolescents

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Adolescence Is an Important Time of Change

The word adolescence is Latin in origin, derived from the verb "adolescere" which means "To grow into adulthood" and it is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood from the ages of 10 and 20. Adolescence is a time of moving from the immaturity of childhood into the maturity of adulthood. There is no single event or boundary line that denotes the end of childhood or the beginning of adolescence. But experts think of the passage from childhood into adolescence as composed of a set of transitions that are biological, cognitive, social and emotional. Adolescence can bring up disorientation and issues of independence and self-identity. So many adolescents have to face choices regarding school, drugs, alchool and social life. Speaking with their parents of own changes can help adolescents to be great adults in future.
Parents can help by learning how to identify warning signs and taking a balanced approach to dealing with increasingly independent young people.

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Glossary

Grow=crescere
Adulthood=età adulta
Childhood=età dei bambini
Boundary line=linea di confine
Issues=problemi
Increasingly=sempre più

Adolescence, Adolescere, Maturity, Immaturity, Childhood, Adulthood

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Italian Summary

La parola adolescenza deriva dalla parola latina "adolescere" che significa "Crescere fino all'età adulta" ed è il periodo di transizione tra l'infanzia e l'età adulta dai 10 ai 20 anni. Quindi l'adolescenza è il momento di passaggio dall'immaturità alla maturità. Non esiste un singolo evento che indichi la fine dell'infanzia o l'inizio dell'adolescenza, ma gli esperti pensano che il passaggio dall'infanzia all'adolescenza sia composto da una serie di transizioni. L'adolescenza può provocare disorientamento. Parlare con i propri genitori dei propri cambiamenti può aiutare gli adolescenti a diventare adulti in futuro.

A TIME OF GREAT CHANGE

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Healthy Parent-Child Relationships

The relationship between children and their parents is one of the most important relationships in a child’s life. In adolescence, this relationship changes as teens seek increased independence from their families and begin to make their own decisions. Although there are some confilcts between adolescents and their parents, adolescents need parents because they provide emotional support and set limits. There are many positive parenting techniques for parents who want to build stronger parent-child relationships. These are: creating an atmosphere of honesty, mutual trust and respect, developing a relationship that encourages teens to talk, teaching the importance of accepting limits. Adolescents are easily influenced by their peers but parents still play a large role. Positive parent-child relationships are associated with higher levels of adolescent self-esteem, happiness, and life satisfaction, and lower levels of emotional and physical distress.

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Glossary

Although= sebbene
Peers= coetanei
Self esteem= autostima

Parent-child relationship

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Italian Summary

La relazione tra bambini e i lori genitori è una delle più importanti relazioni nella vita di un bambino, ma crescendo questa cambia perché gli adolescenti vogliono più indipendenza e vogliono prendere le proprie decisioni. Anche se a volte ci sono conflitti tra adolescenti e genitori, gli adolescenti hanno bisogno di loro come supporto morale. Ci sono anche tecniche che i genitori possono utilizzare, come: creare un'atmosfera di onestà, sviluppare una relazione che incoraggia i propri figli a parlare con i genitori e insegnare l'importanza di accettare i propri limiti.
Le relazioni positiva genitori-figli portano gli adolescenti a livelli più alti di: autostima, felicità e soddisfazione della vita e a livelli più bassi lo stress emotivo e fisico.

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-Children
-Parents
-Adolescence
-Parent-child relationship
-Emotional
-Physical distress

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Healthy Friendships in Adolescence

Adolescence is a period of rapid change and relationships with friends play an important role in the lives of adolescents.
Positive friendships provide youth with companionship, support, and a sense of belonging.
Positive friendships:
1. Provide an opportunity for youth to develop social skills with a wide range of people.
2. Allow adolescents to practice intimacy outside the immediate family.
3. Provide a source of support inside the family.
4. Can support adolescents as they develop their own unique identity.
5. Can motivate students to engage in school work and be involved in extracurricular activities.
At this age, teens are most likely to change their behaviour to match that of their friends. Additionally, they may change the way they dress, the music they like, and the activities they enjoy, often in ways similar to that of their friends.