1. Teenagers
A teenager is a young person whose age falls whitin the range from 13-19. They are called
teenagers because their age number ends with “teen”.
Adolescence is the name for this transition period from childhood to adulthood.
Heatly relationships
During adolescence, young people learn how to form safe and healthy relationships with friends,
parents, teachers, and romantic partners. Both boys and girls often try on different identities and
roles during this time, and relationships contribute to their development. The parent-adolescent
relationship is the one relationship that informs how a young person handles other relationships.
Unfortunately, adolescents sometimes develop unhealthy relationships, and experience or exhibit
bullying or dating violence.
Bullying
Bullying is a serious problem, but it can be prevented or stopped when those involved know how
to address it. Many adolescents have experienced bullying whether they were bullied, bullied
someone else, or saw someone being bullied. Although definitions vary, bullying usually involves
an imbalance of power, an intent to hurt, and repetition of the behavior.
Adolescents who bully use their power to control or harm, and those being bullied sometimes feel
powerless to defend themselves. Many schools and communities have anti-bullying initiatives in
place; new resources are being developed by the federal government and other institutions to
help adolescents, parents, and others understand bullying and cyberbullying.
