Adolescence (Storm and Stress)

So I have come to the end of my first year of studying a degree course  in child psychology at the Open university.

I also met my deadline this time,  and I’m so proud of myself 🙌🙌🙌

And yes,  it’s a year already 😆 

My final paper was on Adolescence. 

So, in this month of May I’m going to be sharing a little bit about what I learnt about Adolescence and How To Support Them As A Parent . 

So if you’re a parent of a teenager or young adult you may want to stick around with me this month. 😀

So our Theme for the month of May is going to be talking about: Growing Up (All about Adolescence, body changes and sex)

What is Adolescence? 

Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. 

It’s simply put as the phase of growing up (stages of development ) 

It’s the time and period when several things happen in a kid’s body that turns him or her into an adult. 

This time is not only marked by the physical, mentally, emotionally and psychological changes in the person. 

So if this is the meaning of adolescence, then what could puberty mean?

Puberty refers to the process of changes in the body 

The average ages that puberty occurs in children are between Ages 13 – 19 years.  

This is the time that most teens are not comfortable about themselves, the way they look and they feel unhappy with their body image. 

So why I’m I sharing  this with you? 

Here is why 👇

Because the teenage years are very crucial in everybody’s life. 

I have noticed that some of us parents are not talking to our children about personal stuff like this, maybe  because some of us don’t know how or we are just not bothered and we leave it to schools. 

Yes, most schools will educate your kids about this things, but as parents it’s our responsibility to make sure we do the same.

A lot of what we do in our adult life is actually incorporated in how we do things. 

So it make sense to prepare children and young people for that kind of situation that they are bound to encounter.  

To be continued next week …

Have an amazing week guys 

What do you think? Do you find it easy to talk to your children or teenagers about personal stuff? 👇👇👇