 Copy and answer the following in your journal.

1. Differentiate your childhood years with your

adolescent years. Which stage is more
challenging? Why?
__________________________________
2. Have you encountered challenges while being
an adolescent? How did you address those
challenges?_____________________________
3.Why is it important to face these challenges?
4. Do you feel defeated? How do you handle
disappointments? What will you do when feelings of
disappointments, defeat, and loss struck you?
5. Are you happy and confident with your body? Is there
a need for you to physically improve your
appearance? How will you do it?
6. Are you definite about your college/after Senior High
plans? What are these plans? If you have no definite
plans yet, what hinders you from planning your future?
How to Deal with
Adulting
 THE PASSAGE TO
ADULTHOOD: CHALLENGES
OF LATE ADOLESCENCE
 Ways to Become a
Responsible Adolescent
Prepared for Adult Life
 Eight (8) simple rules which could help you,
teenagers, to become a responsible adolescent
who is prepared for adult life:
 1. Focus on your studies and do well in all of your
endeavors. There is time for everything.
 2. Take care of your health and hygiene. Healthy
body and mind are important as you journey
through adolescence
 3. Establish good communication and relation
with your parents or guardian. Listen to them. This
may be easier said than done at this stage, but
creating good relationship with them will do you
good as they are the ones you can lean on
especially in times of trouble.
 4. Think a lot before doing something. Evaluate
probable consequences before acting. Practice
self-control and self-discipline.
5. Choose to do the right thing. There
are plenty of situations in which it is
better to use your mind rather than your
heart.
6. Do your best to resist temptations,
bad acts, and earthly pleasures and
commit to being a responsible
adolescent.
 7. Respect yourself. You are an adult in the
making. Do not let your teenage hormones
get into you. If you respect yourself, others
will respect you too.
 8. Be prepared to be answerable or
accountable for your actions and behavior. It
is a part of growing up and becoming an
adult.
Physical Development
Most girls have completed the physical
changes related to puberty by age 15.
Boys are still maturing and gaining
strength, muscle mass, and height and
are completing the development of
sexual traits.
 Emotional Development
May stress over school and test scores.
Is self- involved (may have high
expectations and low self-concept).
Seek privacy and time alone.
Is concerned about physical and sexual
attractiveness
May complain of parents preventing
him or her from doing things
independently.
Starts to want both physical and
emotional intimacy in relationships.
 Try the experience of intimate
partnerships.
 Social Development
Shifts in relationship with parents from dependency and
subordination to one that reflects the adolescent’s
increasing
maturity and responsibilities in the family and
community,
Is more and more aware of social behaviors of friends.
Seek friends that share the same beliefs, values and
interests.
Friends become more important.
Starts to have more intellectual interest.
Explores romantic and sexual behaviors
with others.
May be influenced by peers to try risky
behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex).
Mental Development
Becomes better able to set goals and
think in terms of the future.
Has a better understanding of complex
problems and issues.
Start to develop moral ideals and to
select role models.
Direction: Read each item carefully and use your Activity notebook to write
your answers. Identify either the following activities are PHYSICAL,
SOCIAL or PERSONAL.
Activity #
1. How will you apply the 4 types of development in
your daily task/ activity that will help you in
becoming a responsible adolescent.
2. Write a slogan or personal declaration on how
you can be committed to your selfdevelopment.
3. Explain your thoughts and feelings about it.
Include specific ways in which you will develop
yourself further.