Puberty: challenges!
Puberty: challenges!Every parent will know that their teenager is a handful. Puberty brings with it a lot of changes, and not just physical ones. During puberty teenagers will experiment and explore to find their own self-identity. They do this using various methods.
First of all they will hover away from their family unit. Because of their sense of exploration and experimentation they drift away from their parents and siblings. Let me illustrate this with an example.
‘Jeanne (14) is on a trip out with her family to the zoo. She dresses completely in black, and tries to distance herself from her family every chance she gets. Mom thinks she’s being a right old grumpy face.’
The teenagers do this because they don’t really belong anywhere. They are no longer children, but they’re not adults either. When they hover away from the parents, they drift towards peer groups with similar interests as themselves. This is crucial in the development of the teenager, as this group helps to confirm and acknowledge their self-identity, but also teaches group behaviours/how to behave in society.
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