Should Age Alone Determine Status As An Adult? Age 18 is often perceived as a rite of passage to adulthood because three major tasks of life are ascertained at this benchmark age:
Teen Ages and Stages: Your 16-to-17 Year Old
Handing over your car keys to your 16 year-old can be a scary thing. At age 16-to-17, a whole new world of risk and vulnerability opens. Suddenly introduced to your teen are complex responsibilities that can have life-defining consequences.
Teen Ages and Stages: Your 14-to-15 Year Old
Your Teen’s Age Offers You a Profile of His or Her Development Parents often ask me: “Why has my adolescent forgotten everything I taught him? Why is he rebelling?” These and similar questions are due to the confusion we experience as we see the changes in development our teenagers undergo during these years. To answer them, […]
Teen Ages and Stages: Your 12-to-13 Year Old
Adolescence Is a Process of Change on Multiple Levels It is important for teenagers and those who care for them to understand that some changes have major impact on emotions, behavior and development. Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D. Ed.D., researcher and author, has left us with helpful profiles by age on these changes.
The Process of Adolescence
Any parent or caregiver in relationship with a teenager realizes that teens possess unique characteristics that are difficult–sometimes seemingly impossible–to understand.
Teens: It’s All About Relationships
How Lakeside Succeeds with Hundreds of At-Risk Students If you want to understand how teens (students) can grow and change, it helps to understand two basic presuppositions, particularly in the instances of broken relationships with peers, teachers, school administrators or family members.
Teen Behavior: Looking at It Holistically
One of Lakeside’s Institute for Professional Training and Development core training images for understanding behavior –or really what is behind it– is our Iceberg illustration.
Lakeside Connect: Dialogue to Transform Lives for Vulnerable Children, Teens and Families
Welcome to Lakeside Connect, the global Web site of Lakeside Educational Network. Lakeside continues at the forefront of dealing with some of the most crucial problems within America’s youth and families.
