Discussion:
Child growth and development
1: Outline the biological events of puberty.
2: Discuss the emotional and psychological impact of pubertal hormones.
3: Describe the development of the brain during adolescence.
4: Identify possible causes of the increase in injury and death in adolescence.
5: Describe evidence of formal operational thinking during adolescence, and provide examples of adolescent's emerging ability to reason deductively and inductively.
6: Evaluate the typical secondary school's ability to meet the cognitive needs of the typical adolescent.
7: Describe the development of identity during adolescence.
8: Explain the constructive functions of peer relationships and close friendships during adolescence and the unique challenges faced by immigrants.
9: Discuss the various influences on teen sexual behavior, including schools, peers and the media.