“Grown men can learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss” -Black Elk-
The healthy growth of the mind and the intellect of children is a much discussed topic in the modern world. The physical wellbeing and intellectual growth of children vary according to the environment in which they live. Within the social system we find specialized gendered spaces that permit or forbid natural advancement of children. Indian social system is constructed in such a way that boys are always given preference over girls. The increased attention on the boys gradually leads to the inattention of girl children whose life seems to be in crisis. Literary works which appeared in the recent times, evidently after the 1980s highlight the discrimination faced by girl children in a larger scale. The gendered spaces seem to
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The stable identity and closeness with parents of these first 8 years of school becomes unstable during the teen period with major growth spurts and hormonal changes. Teens become less close to parents through some form of separation or independence from parental guidance replaced by the influence of peers and the media. Teens are intensely attracted to the opposite gender for intimacy needs but nothing but physical intimacy is possible without a stable identity and closeness. Without the needed boundaries, closeness becomes the anxious“fusion” of two people who don’t know their identities. The big question is “who am I?” The “individuation” process of separating from parental values
All children will go through changes as they grow from childhood to adulthood. This change is and significant part of one’s development, known as adolescence. The relationship a child has with his/her family is a big impact on why most young teenagers...
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In America, the society runs on what teenagers want. From Nicki Minaj to the junior section at Sears, most of what the people see, hear, or touch is aimed at the teenagers. Being an adolescent is probably the most exciting and most popular time period in a person’s life. The teens seem to have it all, but what about the parents who raise them? The parents of the teenagers never get any credit during this time period, although they have every right to. Parents and teenagers should strive for a strong, lasting relationship for these years, though most times there isn’t one. The relationship between teenagers and parents is the most vital bond in the family because this relationship should and will prepare them for the next step in life.
Therapist recommend parents to look for educational contexts who can help them understand the juvenile’s behavior. Another important solution is trying to establish communication with them, and try to maintain patience while speaking. According to the author parents must “Attempt to process your emotions with another adult if you need to, and present yourself as calm, cool, and collected when approaching your teen” (Hansen, 2015, p.1). Moreover, parent should take into account that teenagers are trying to form their own identity while facing the role of confusion stage. The theorist Jeanette Piaget argues that adolescents explore for stages while looking to identity: diffusion, foreclosure moratorium, and achievement. Parents can use the four stages to understand the adolescent’s behavior when trying to solve a conflict. The last important factor the help adolescent during this transition is guidance. This factor will help juveniles to feel that they are being supported by their parents by establishing communication, emotional attachment and by establishing rules. This stage would clearly help parent to educate juveniles to balance the consequences of their behavior and by demonstrating to them that they care about them by remaining
"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as every child should be instilled with the wish to learn."
The adolescent period is a transitional period of physical and psychological development. This is the stage between puberty and young adulthood. It is a stage associated with the teenage years that is characterize by stress, crises and conflicts in resolving identity issues, and keen sense of independence in decision making. The adolescent stage is a difficult developmental stage for adolescents. Friendship is a stage in interpersonal relationship where those concerned share common interest and feelings at a certain level. It is a supportive relationship that provides resources for adjusting and coping with developmental tasks of that stage and even beyond. This is the stage of detachment from parents and learning attachment to others developing