great challenges of the beginning of adolescence

reat challenges of the beginning of adolescence

Let's talk about 5 great challenges of the beginning of adolescence that you should consider to successfully pass through this stage. Changes in the body and in the spirit, independence, couple, sex, identity, among others.

Adolescence is a difficult stage in which important physical changes occur , but also psychological and social. It is a period in which the person transits the path from child to adult and that is when great challenges appear.

Many parents feel powerless in the face of sudden changes in their children. They go from being very talkative to being quiet, telling everything to not saying anything, and having an unpredictable mood.

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How can you face the challenges of adolescence

All the problems that these changes that adolescents experience can not only affect their parents, but also themselves. The young people are lost, without knowing very well what is happening to them . Neither do they understand their emotional swings .

Therefore, we propose here to identify 5 major challenges of adolescence and how to approach them in the best way.

1. The search for your own identity

Constant changes, tests of different styles. What you are looking for is your own identity . This can make the family not understand how to move from one extreme to the other, or from one way to another, so easily.

You are simply trying to locate yourself, to know who you are  to start building your personality. What are your values, and how do you want to express yourself through your clothes or your hairstyle?

2. The need for independence

We all want to be independent, that they do not tell us what we have to do, be free. But, everything is not so easy, or going so fast. Independence also means facing the expenses of everyday life. And, currently finding a job is not easy.

However, this does not mean that you do not have to persevere in the attempt. We all have to fly out of the nest sooner or later .

3. Concerns about appearance

This is one of the great challenges of adolescence and, perhaps, one of the most difficult. It is a period in which you will focus a lot on how you look physically, if you comply with the canons of beauty, if others accept you.

However, this taken to the extreme can become problems of anorexia and bulimia , so do not lose perspective.

Although we try to fit in and we worry about whether our body will develop certain parts or not, obsessing will not be a positive thing. There will always be people who develop before others, who are thinner or have a narrower waist, for example. Accepting the body as it is will be a challenge .

4. Interest in sex

Interest in sex is around teenagers. They make jokes and their attitude denotes a certain immaturity in the aspect of sexuality.

The talks that can give in the institutes on sexual health are necessary , but also those that can provide on sexual education.  Among several topics should be discussed methods of prevention of sexually transmitted diseases ( STDs ) or pregnancy.

It is also important to deal with issues related to desire, respect, love, aspects to build healthy relationships.

5. The inclination when choosing a partner

Due to the above, adolescents will want to experience the fact of having a partner, and this is where it would be important to have a good basic sex education .

The different types of relationships that exist, healthy and violent relationships, gender identity, heterosexual relationships and homosexuals, everything is yet to be discovered. And it is necessary to speak at home and at school.