Adolescent Development

Part of a project for Adolescent Development paper at uni

[jenaemillen]

The end has come....

The beginning of this project I was hesitant and unsure as I didn't realy know anything about tumblr and didn't really understand how it would assist in learning course material I suppose. However its actually been a good way to learn about the course material through interactive learning. There are many different parts of adolescence development and all of which are equally important to maintain a balance for positive development. Bronfenbrenner believes the environment, which includes the people in your life, is an important part of development and after this course I strongly believe this is true. I've learnt about the importance of developing your self i.e. identity and the factors that can affect this. Also important is that there are people around adolescents for them to communicate with as there is a lot to take on with puberty and the changes that occur during adolescence. People lile family and friends are key, however there are many other tyes of people that play a role and that can help during this period including teachers, coaches and self help organisations. Relationships are built and broken easily during adolescence and support can go a long way to encourage healthy development is all domains; cognitive, physical and socially. The other thing that can assist is knowledge. Educating teenagers about the transition between childhood and adulthood will help reduce many of rhe negative parts of adolescence such as risk taking, deaths and helping to manage mental illness can be increased through education. Thanks to everyone for the input through this interactive learning process, I think I can speak for everyone when I say its been an I interesting way to go about an assignment and a new skill many of us have found "different"

[jenaemillen]

Video about depression as its mental health awareness week  :)

[jenaemillen]

One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.

http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics

[krugernicole]

The following traits and characteristics are typically observed in most families - for only, first born, second, middle of three children and youngest children. However, there are always exceptions to the rule!

Only Children

- More spoiled and indulged.

- Enjoys being the center of...

[jenaemillen]

I remember talking about this in my human development class. I'm an exception and I felt the urge to share it :) I'm and only child and I am far from being the center of attention or getting out of doing things myself. I grew up with two older brothers in a remote town until moving to the big smoke of South Auckland haha somewhere a long the road I took up horse riding but I did and still do everything myself to maintain my sports and hobbies with little support in terms of observing my achievements through school and out out school. The middle child however, my brother, was definitely and still is the most noticeable child and secretly most likely the favourite. Other than my little spiel, this is an interesting read :) Who else is an exception?? 

[krugernicole]

This is a very powerful message and just yet again states that Moral development is such an important part of the development of a teen. It influences their decision making reasoning skills.

[larasheridan-ad]

Seeing this and reading the message with it really got me thinking… quite often we are obedient to keep others happy.. but really, shouldn’t we be showing morality?

[hayleymarieb]

I like how this message is being said by a women who appears to be young herself.

[jenaemillen]

the picture speaks for itself really. The difference between right and wrong can be so simple and yet so easily forgotten. It's easy for people to fall into habit of doing what they've been told and not thinking for themselves or thinking about the consequences of their actions. Especially during adolescence where in many cases which I have seen first hand as well, people will almost do anything to feel that they fit in, to feel wanted in a 'group' even if their actions are wrong. Morality is a huge part of developing the self  I believe, especially identity. 

[jenaemillen]

Facts and findings of adolescent romantic relationships ranging from how relationships help to develop the identity, interpersonal skills and emotional support however, there are also risks to high school romances which can include; abuse (verbally, physically and emotionally), STI's, and pregnancy. It touches on the importance of promoting healthy relationships and also skill building programmes. Although it is not a NZ put together document the information is relevant to any and all adolescent's I feel. 

[jenaemillen]

Poll: The increasing use of Web 2.0 tools (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr) allows for adolescents to develop more & more meaningful relationships with peers.

For this poll I voted "agree". When I was 11 I moved from a small town in the South Island to South Auckland. I huge change and a massive culture shock. Web 2.0 tools enabled me to keep in contact with everyone I knew when I was in a whole new world, or so it seemed. In all honesty if it weren't for Web 2.0 tools I wouldn't have kept in contact and it would have made the whole process of moving so much harder, and ten years later I still have relationships that most likely would have been completely lost without Web 2.0. I didn't vote strongly agree however because I believe that it is one of those things that depends on the way that they are used, like the media affecting cognitive and self development, its about how you use it, not the overall idea of using it in the first place.

[2roseslisa]

Standards of right or wrong…

Postconventional Reasoning - Exploring options and making own decisions, based on universal human rights

Conventional Reasoning - Team value.  Basis for moral judgement, understanding

Preconventional Reasoning - avoidance of punishment, what is right involves an equal exchange

Thought vs behaviour…

[christinefrances12]

This is a great picture..and an example of the Difference between intrinsic and extrinsic learning/ behaviour..

[jenaemillen]

nice and simple summary of differences between intrinsic and extrinsic learning/behaviur. Pictures make learning easier :). 

[jenaemillen]

ABSTRACT: Using social cognitive career theory, we examined the relationships between parental variables (parental career expectations, adolescent–parent career congruence) and adolescent career aspirations and career actions (planning,exploration) in a sample of Grade 10 Indonesian high school students. We found good support for a model that revealed various routes by which the two parental variables were associated with adolescent career aspirations and career actions, although the main influence of the parental variables was by way of self-efficacy. The findings demonstrate important roles for parental career expectations and adolescent–parent career congruence in adolescents’ career aspirations and actions

An interesting read I thought.... 

[jenaemillen]

Baumrind and others tend to focus on 2 major characteristics. (1) Responsiveness of the parent to the child. This includes being reasonable and nurturant and providing supportive feedback to the child; (2) Demandingness of the parent for the child to comply with established rules and expectations. When these 2 variables are considered (in the chart above), we gain a better understanding of the resulting Styles of Parenting.

Authoratative style: These parents love their children, hope the best for them, and have high expectations in terms of compliance to adult direction and school success.

Authoritarian style: These parents love their children, hope the best for them, and have high expectations in terms of compliance to adult direction and school success. 

Permissive style: These parents love their children, hope the best for them, but do not provide specific direction in terms of expectations and rules for compliance. Children are often left to decide for themselves what they will do.

Permissive-neglecting style: parents tend to provide litle guidance, support or structure. Some of these parents may be unable to engage their children for any number of reasons. Some of these parents are simply more focused on their own wants than the needs of their children

[jenaemillen]

Continuous development: A view of  the development as gradual and ongoing throughout the lifespan with behaviour in the earlier stages of development providing the basis of skills and abilities required for the next stages (transformation over a long period of time.)

Discontinuous development: New and different ways of interpreting and responding to the world at certain time periods. Believes that different behaviour occur at each stage (transformation is over short periods of time). 

[tweenagedreamthings]

This video is pretty sad and tragically true- a reminder for us all that Morality begins in childhood and the role that parents play. 

In the video, the violent or aggressive behavior is mimicked by the children, and in the end, so is the positive, kind, thoughtful and helpful behavior. 

[reflectingoverahotchocolate-dea]

This really is a reminder of how powerful our actions are. Time and time again we here on the news that our social problems are a cycle. It is time we looked at what we are showing our kids, even adolescents. It was my family that most influenced who I am today. I know peers play an important role, definitely. But I hear myself saying the exact words of my mother nearly every day.

[jenaemillen]

Perfect example of how children learn by example or experience. Monkey see, monkey do.children see, children do. Moral development can be affected by simple actions of the caregivers and drastic actions

[jenaemillen]

The Heinz Dilemma

Moral development is part pf psycho-social development and the Heinz Dilemma is a part of Lawrence Kohlberg's studies. Jean Piaget stated that moral development was development through stages whereas Kohlberg theorized it was an ongoing development and hence created the Heinz Dilemma, Heinz was a man who's wife was suffering from illness and Heinz tried everything to get money to buy some medication and in the end he stole it as he couldn't afford to buy some. Kohlberg questioned if Heinz should have done this and the answer to this question  was what interested him with different individuals and was not interested in the answer of the participants so much but was more interested in the reasoning behind their answers. 

One of the main criticisms in Kohlberg's work was that there is a difference in knowing what is right to do and actually acting in the right way. Moral thinking isn't necessarily followed with moral actions.

[jenaemillen]

I like how simply this quote describes morality. Morality is the right thing or the good thing to do. You've got to learn where to draw the line in ones actions, decisions or intentions.

[jenaemillen]

New Zealands dating culture...or lack of

Over the weekend a discussion in my flat began about this tumblr project and some of the topics.. and out of no where dating culture came up. We began to discuss that there really isn't much of a dating culture in New Zealand is there? So we began to look it up and see what good ol' Uncle Google had to say and it seemed that many Kiwi's had the same idea and that it was often described as the way to find 'the one' was through going out,getting drunk and ending up in someones bed and somehow falling into repeat with one specific person. Now I know that that isn't the case for some, but for many it really is. Amongst the findings on google I found a discussion where an American was inquiring, for research, about New Zealand dating culture and the responses were all basically the same- there is none. Here is that link --> 

http://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1cex9g/dating_in_new_zealand/

I found the responses on this quite interesting for example, 

While I'm finding a lot of great resources on domestic abuse

"So proud to be a New Zealander right now. Someone goes looking for information on our dating culture and they come back with information on domestic violence"

I remember recently I saw something somewhere online and it said something like imagine if the scenario for bars was the same for bookshops. Like You're in a shop and a man offers to buy you a book. If someone really did this, chances are the outcome of the scenario would be much better then offering to buy me a drink.. except shorter and wittier but the point is it doesn't happen. For some reason it is only okay to be that 'kind' in a bar and generally there's a reason for it. 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/295808 <-- another link that states "no dating, thanks, just sex"... for some reason this article points the finger at women.. but I think that's unfair and that it takes two to tango.

They say we're a friendly country, but for some reason we're all so shy.

[jenaemillen]

Most (75%) of parents with daughters said very sexual pop acts were teaching girls they would be "judged on their looks, not their achievements or personality".

www.bbc.com/news/education-24836571

[jenaemillen]

Around half of parents felt that celebrity culture, adult style clothes and music videos are encouraging children to act older than they are

www.theguardian.com/society/2011/jun/02/music-videos-face-crackdown-sexualised-content