•The Role of the Family
•Pre-1970’s: Husband worked, mom stayed home. Low divorce rate
•Post-1970’s: More than half of all marriages end in divorce and both mom and dad work outside the home.
•The main thing adolescents have to deal with is changing their role in the family. They are trying to establish more independence, but it can be confusing for parents and kids.
•Parents can be reluctant to let the kid grow up. They fear giving them extra responsibilities
•Kids can be worried about messing up
•The family situation can create extra problems as well.
•Divorce can put more responsibility on the kid than they may be ready for
•Overprotective/overly controlling parents may create a rebellious teen
•The Role of Peers
•Adolescents use their friendships to help them to define themselves
•Middle and high schools contain well-defined groups. Crossing from one group to another is difficult.
•Younger ages the groups are defined by gender, sexes mix as the kids get older.
•What determines which group kids choose?
•Personal characteristics
•Looks
•Personality
•Athletic Ability
•Cliques are important because they
•Provide a means for personal definition
•Help one achieve self-confidence
•Help to develop a sense of independence
•Help to clarify values
•Allow one to experiment with new roles
•Conformity is the glue that holds the clique together – this can be good or bad.
•Sometimes the influences are
•Peers set the standards on fashion, taste in music, and school related matters
•Parents tend to still hold influence over marriage, religion, and educational plans
•Difficulties during adolescence
•Invulnerability/lack of ability to recognize consequences
•Running away
•Teen pregnancies
•Alcohol and drug abuse
•Underachievement at school
Usually the above are a sign of more severe problems undern
•Depression – Teen suicide has tripled in the past 50 years
• What triggers teen depression?
•#1 Cause: Loss of a loved one from:
•Separation
•Family Relocation
•Divorce
•Death
•Teens need to be able to express their grief, guilt, panic, and anger in a healthy manner to avoid this depression.
•Adults usually look sad. Teens may appear extremely angry. They may take part in rebellious behavior:
•Truancy
•Running away
•Drinking
•Using drugs
•Being sexually promiscuous
•Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa are both signs of depression in teens
•Pre-1970’s: Husband worked, mom stayed home. Low divorce rate
•Post-1970’s: More than half of all marriages end in divorce and both mom and dad work outside the home.
•The main thing adolescents have to deal with is changing their role in the family. They are trying to establish more independence, but it can be confusing for parents and kids.
•Parents can be reluctant to let the kid grow up. They fear giving them extra responsibilities
•Kids can be worried about messing up
•The family situation can create extra problems as well.
•Divorce can put more responsibility on the kid than they may be ready for
•Overprotective/overly controlling parents may create a rebellious teen
•The Role of Peers
•Adolescents use their friendships to help them to define themselves
•Middle and high schools contain well-defined groups. Crossing from one group to another is difficult.
•Younger ages the groups are defined by gender, sexes mix as the kids get older.
•What determines which group kids choose?
•Personal characteristics
•Looks
•Personality
•Athletic Ability
•Cliques are important because they
•Provide a means for personal definition
•Help one achieve self-confidence
•Help to develop a sense of independence
•Help to clarify values
•Allow one to experiment with new roles
•Conformity is the glue that holds the clique together – this can be good or bad.
•Sometimes the influences are
•Peers set the standards on fashion, taste in music, and school related matters
•Parents tend to still hold influence over marriage, religion, and educational plans
•Difficulties during adolescence
•Invulnerability/lack of ability to recognize consequences
•Running away
•Teen pregnancies
•Alcohol and drug abuse
•Underachievement at school
Usually the above are a sign of more severe problems undern
•Depression – Teen suicide has tripled in the past 50 years
• What triggers teen depression?
•#1 Cause: Loss of a loved one from:
•Separation
•Family Relocation
•Divorce
•Death
•Teens need to be able to express their grief, guilt, panic, and anger in a healthy manner to avoid this depression.
•Adults usually look sad. Teens may appear extremely angry. They may take part in rebellious behavior:
•Truancy
•Running away
•Drinking
•Using drugs
•Being sexually promiscuous
•Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa are both signs of depression in teens