CHALLENGES OF

MIDDLE AND LATE

ADOLESCENCE
 What do you think are the challenges faced by
Filipino middle and late adolescents today?
Challenges During Adolescence
1. Attitude and behavior toward sexuality and sexual
relationship. Adolescents exploring their sexuality should
be able to draw their limits in terms of sexual expressions
and should be responsible enough to see the future results
or consequences of their behavior.
What is the proper and healthy attitude toward sexual
relationship? The attitude of being responsible for one’s
action is the guiding principle toward healthy sexuality.
2. Academic Concern. The role of a student is the primary role of
an adolescent who is still in school.
3. Group belongingness. An adolescent wants to belong. While
there is an urge to be independent and autonomous from his
family and parents, there is also an urge to seek a replacement of
this support system, this time in the form of social grouping such
as school friends, membership in organizations, and community.
4. Health and Nutrition. A healthy mind and body is what every
adolescents should strive for.
5. Developing or Regaining Self-Esteem.
6. Roles. All humans being have roles to play in their lives.
Roles are part of one’s identity, such as being a son
or daughter to your parents, being a brother or
sister to your siblings, being a student in your school,
or a member of your organization.
7. Material Poverty.
8. Parents Working Abroad. What is the impact of an
absent parent on a child who is growing up with only
one parent, or even no parent at home?
9. Career Choice. When finding the right career,
adolescents need to know what their interests are, what
things they find exciting and challenging, and what their
skills are. It has often been said that in pursuing a
career, look at what you love to do and are passionate
about, and the money will just follow.
10. Relationship. Maintaining healthy relationship
requires a certain level of maturity. An adolescents who
is still in the process of acquiring maturity may often find
maintaining relationships challenging.
 Relationship. Envy due to comparisons is also a major cause
of breakdowns in relationship.
11. Values and Beliefs. “what will fight for or die for?” What
Universal human value do adolescents uphold? It can be
relationships and/or family.
12. Other Challenges. If you suspect that you are experiencing
depression, talk to your parents, guardian, or school
guidance counselor. Be open about it. Experiencing
depression is nothing to be ashamed of. It happen even to
the best of us.