Dilemmas Facing Teens Today​

What are the Dilemmas Teens are Facing?​

Adolescence is characterized as a time of push-pull. The following are some of the struggles that your teen may be facing.
  • Resistance to adult control
  • Need for direction 
  • Wish for closeness
  • Fear of intimacy 
  • Need to push and test limits 
  • Acceptance of limits as a sign of caring 
  • Concern about the future
  • Orientation to the present 
  • Sexually mature
  • Emotionally not ready to experience sexuality
These push-pull struggles are reflective of the development tasks to be accomplished during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.  Your teen's successful "completion" of these tasks will result in the following: 
  • Separation / Individuation
  • Development of a consistent identity
  • Development of  a peer-group identity
  • Attainment of a sexual identity
  • Development of a personal value system
  • Development of life goals for the future

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