Compare And Contrast Toddlers And Teenagers

At early adolescence TEENAGERS will start to think in different ways. They will understand harder concepts and solve COMPLEX problems easier. They will also be able to blend different information from different sources. This means that they will be able to solve problems in their head without actually seeing them.

Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include: physical development, communication and intellectual development, social, emotional and behavioural development.

Either way, starting school is a huge transition in a Childs life. There are many new changes in their daily routine that they have to adapt to, such as mixing with a larger group of children, many of whom they won’t have met before. They will be expected to be more independent and do things for themselves, which can worry some children. Emotionally, not all children cope very well with the transition. I remember child K being very upset and anxious about being left in the mornings and would cling frantically to their parent to prevent them for leaving. Every morning they would have to be taken by the teacher to go and help with something so the parent could leave. The child would usually settle down and be fine for the rest of the day until home time, when they would cry again when they saw their parent. This continued on and off for the whole of the reception year. Tiredness is another factor that causes children to seem emotionally distraught. Having to cope with full days at school, and the amount of concentration that they have to give is a lot for some children, and they tend to act up, having temper outbursts and emotional upsets. They can start arguing with their friends and refuse to do activities just because they are tired and it all seems too much. By the end of their first year, most children are usually quite happy and confident and ready to move to their new class.

When one compares the structure of the adult brain and the teenage brain, there will be several differences between the two. Adults have stronger connections from one nerve cell to another, and they all have essential communication skills. However, teenagers have more synapses and have weaker nerve connections. Also, their frontal lobes aren 't fully developed. This causes adolescence to have impulsive behavior and they typically do not recognize consequences in a situation. In the early twenties the brain becomes fully developed, so people are very good at making decision and they are able to think abstractly. There are many factors that contribute to the construction of the brain; some things help the brain develop normally, other things interrupt the process. There is a substantial amount of distinctions between the adult brain and the adolescent brain, and these includes behavioral and structural differences.

There are a variety of ways to deal with disagreements between children, young people and adults. These are some examples;

Depending on which characteristic is learned from each stage, behavior will be different. If a young child fails to perform to his or her parents standards during the autonomy developmental stage, the child may continue to perform poorly. This trait can show through all the time or only in situations where the child feels pressure to perform (Feist & Feist, 2009). If an adolescent fails to establish his or her identity, he or she may miss out of discovering other aspects of life. Based on Erikson’s stages of development, traits arise from experiences. The experiences cause different behaviors based on the situation and personality (Feist & Feist, 2009).

The teenage brain is different from the adult brain version because it is not fully developed. The part of the brain used for emotions like rage and fright, the amygdala is much more developed than the frontal cortex (used for thinking through your thoughts). The way scientists found this out was pictures of Teen’s brains in action. (Teen Brain…). This would explain why teens tend to be more angry and impulsive compared to adults. Teens have a higher chance of impulsive acting, starting fights, do risky behaviors, etc. Knowledge of the teen’s frontal cortex’s lack of development can assist guardians, teachers, and lawmakers in unlocking the answers on management on how to manage adolescent behavior.

I observed Harper, a 23 month old little girl that is full of energy. Also participating in the interaction with Harper was her mother and five year old sister, Mya. Harper is very friendly and outgoing. She is very interested “reading books” and loves to be read to. She enjoys helping her mother clean and do simple tasks. She seems to be very confident with and without her mother in her sight. Harper’s father is not actively involved in her life because he lives in another state.

I believe that any of these stages can be affected by many factors. These factors include environment and surroundings, genes, and everyday interactions. As a parent I feel that it is very important to have day to day interaction with your child whether they are newborn or a teenager. I have a 5 month old son and a seven year old daughter. It is imperative to both of their development for one on one time and interaction as well as family time. With my son I know it is important to read to him, play and sing with him to help his development and with my daughter I know it is important to be patient, help her with her homework, play with her and have open line of communication to help her with her development. I want to make sure their development is on track.

Sometimes Teenager s feelings are just like icebergs which means you only see whats on the surface but no one can ever get to know what they hide or whether they are feeling happy or depressed..

The first reason for my set opinion would be science. Neuroscience shows that adolescence is a period of significance change for the brain. Dopamine is in the brain pathways at an apex during pre adolescence years. This means the child feels/reacts to things differently therefore changing the emotions going through them. There is also an increase in white matter in the prefrontal cortex during adolescence. This results in myelination. This affects the prefrontal cortex which is important for higher-order cognitive functions like planning ahead, weighing risks and rewards, and making complicated decisions, among

From adolescence to late adulthood, our lives change drastically. Our goals, achievements and conceptions of life differentiate as we mature. As we grow older, we no longer concern ourselves with self-identity or the opinions of others, but instead we focus on our accomplishments and evaluate our life (if we lived a meaningful life). From adolescence to late adulthood, we experience different developmental tasks at a particular place in our life span.

Typically, children act without reasoning things out in the mature way that adults do (or can do); and they act much more out of immediate desires or passions rather than the rational desires that adults have Oaks (2012).

     Adolescence is a stressful experience for all teens. It is a time of physical and social changes producing rapid mood swings from sadness to elation. Even an emotionally healthy teenager may have the constant fear of not being good enough, not making the varsity team, or getting good grades. Special situations such as a parents divorce can trigger intense sadness and feelings of wanting to die.

Adults usually make most of the decisions for young children, but adolescents must make many decisions on their own. For example, when I was a child, my mother would choose what I would wear for school and what was in my lunch box. But now, I have to choose what I will wear, what I will eat, what kind of job I want to have and many more different decisions.