CHARACTERISTICS OF 15-18 YEAR-OLDS
Characteristics What it means for parents/providers
PHYSICAL
• Concerned about body image
• Range of size and maturity narrowing
• Have realistic view of limits to which body
can be tested
PHYSICAL
• Provide opportunities to learn how to make selves
feel attractive
• Avoid comparing or critical statements about
appearance
SOCIAL
• Want intimacy
• Want respect
• Test sexual attractiveness
• Want adult-like leadership roles
• Able to commit and follow through
• See adults as fallible
• Apt to reject goals set by others
• Renegotiate relationships
SOCIAL
• Provide opportunities to talk abut beliefs
• Encourage them to plan own activities
• Offer leadership opportunities
• Give them lots of time to hang out with friends
• Involve them in service groups, community
service, etc.
• Provide activities to test out interactions with
opposite sex, such as trips, dances, community
service
EMOTIONAL
• Want to be seen as individual while
conforming to certain peer standards
• Want autonomy
• Want to determine what happens in their
world
• Desire respect
• Beginning to accept and enjoy own
uniqueness
• Develop own set of values and beliefs
• Are introspective
• Can see self from viewpoint of others
• Can initiate and carry out tasks without
supervision
• Search for career possibilities
• Look for confidence of others in their
decisions
EMOTIONAL
• Plan opportunities that allow teens to try different
roles
• Encourage involvement in making a program or
the community better, such as community service
• Be willing to be wrong
INTELLECTUAL
• Mastering abstract thinking
• Like demonstrating acquired knowledge
• Develop theories to explain and make
sense of things
• Create new possibilities from information
• Can consider issues from many
perspectives
• Grow impatient with meaningless activity
• Can imagine impact of present behavior
on future
INTELLECTUAL
• Encourage them to plan and carry out those plans
• Plan times they can discuss ideas and abstract
concepts
• Offer chances to explore vocational and
citizenship skills
Developed
Characteristics What it means for parents/providers
PHYSICAL
• Concerned about body image
• Range of size and maturity narrowing
• Have realistic view of limits to which body
can be tested
PHYSICAL
• Provide opportunities to learn how to make selves
feel attractive
• Avoid comparing or critical statements about
appearance
SOCIAL
• Want intimacy
• Want respect
• Test sexual attractiveness
• Want adult-like leadership roles
• Able to commit and follow through
• See adults as fallible
• Apt to reject goals set by others
• Renegotiate relationships
SOCIAL
• Provide opportunities to talk abut beliefs
• Encourage them to plan own activities
• Offer leadership opportunities
• Give them lots of time to hang out with friends
• Involve them in service groups, community
service, etc.
• Provide activities to test out interactions with
opposite sex, such as trips, dances, community
service
EMOTIONAL
• Want to be seen as individual while
conforming to certain peer standards
• Want autonomy
• Want to determine what happens in their
world
• Desire respect
• Beginning to accept and enjoy own
uniqueness
• Develop own set of values and beliefs
• Are introspective
• Can see self from viewpoint of others
• Can initiate and carry out tasks without
supervision
• Search for career possibilities
• Look for confidence of others in their
decisions
EMOTIONAL
• Plan opportunities that allow teens to try different
roles
• Encourage involvement in making a program or
the community better, such as community service
• Be willing to be wrong
INTELLECTUAL
• Mastering abstract thinking
• Like demonstrating acquired knowledge
• Develop theories to explain and make
sense of things
• Create new possibilities from information
• Can consider issues from many
perspectives
• Grow impatient with meaningless activity
• Can imagine impact of present behavior
on future
INTELLECTUAL
• Encourage them to plan and carry out those plans
• Plan times they can discuss ideas and abstract
concepts
• Offer chances to explore vocational and
citizenship skills
Developed
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