MODULE 7

• Adolescence


  Transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood
• Adulthood


  The period in the human lifespan in which full physical and intellectual maturity have been attained
• Early Adolescence


  The period between the ages of 10-13
• Middle Adolescence


  The period between the ages of 10 and 14
• Late Adolescence


  The period between the ages of 15 and 20
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• Welcome to this module on the skills and task appropriate to middle, late adolescence and preparatory to adulthood.
• Ways to become a capable and responsible adult

  • Set your own goals in life
  • Know your limit, learn to control yourself
  • Always think positive
  • Believe in yourself and stop comparing yourself with others
  • Have strong relation with God
• Adolescence


  • Time in life when young people make the journey out of childhood toward adulthood
  • Tend to be concrete thinkers
  • Begin to develop abilities to think and argue
  • Become increasingly independent and focused on themselves
  • Maturity and responsibility are two words that cannot be separated as you grow older and become an adult
  • Life experience will build you to who you become in the future
• Ways to become a capable and responsible adult

  1. Focus on your studies and do well in all of your endeavors

  2. Take care of your health and hygiene

  3. Establish good communication and relation with your parents or guardian

  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

  6. Do your best to resist temptations, bad acts, and earthly pleasures and commit to being a responsible adolescent

  7. Respect yourself

  8. Be prepared to be answerable or accountable for your actions and behavior
• Adolescence is the time in life when young people make the journey out of childhood toward adulthood
• Maturity and responsibility are two words that cannot be separated as you grow older and become an adult
• Your life experience will build you to who you become in the future
• Responsible adult always thinks positive, it will help you to become inspired with whatever endeavor you are in
• By believing in yourself, you will find the courage to take action on your goals
• When you build a close relationship with God, you begin to see things clearly
• As your relationship with God deepens, you begin to see how God truly does oversee you
• God never fail those who believe in him