UNDERSTANDING THE TEEN


The Adolescent’s Point of View Is: 

Emotionally
Near sighted 
Invincible, risk taker 
 Self conscious 
 Doesn’t know self 
 Defensive often 
 Curious 
Moody, chaotic internally 
Awkward 
 In transition from child to adult 
 Confusing 
 New and wonderful experiences 
Sensitive about self 
Insensitive about others 
Volatile 
Know-it-all 
Disconnected with others 
Experimenting 
Enmeshed with peers 
Unstable 
Dependent 
Independent 
Narrow minded 
Not know self 

Physically
 Awkward 
 Energetic  
 Out of control 
 Rarely like own appearance 
Gawky (As is anything in its 
adolescence) 
 Outgrowing clothes 
 Always hungry or eating 
 In transition from child to adult  
 Mobile/free 
 Hormone driven 
 Experimenting

Socially
Peer oriented/pressure 
 Self conscious 
 In transition  
 Unskilled/Awkward 
 Manipulative 
 Without a niche 
 Liberated from “kid” 
 “Pairing up” interests 
 Acceptance focused 
 Individual identity 
Alone/misfit 
 Manipulative 
 Clothes/status 
 Sensitive about self 
 Insensitive about others 
 Experimental 
 Freedom 
 Mobility 
 Be seen/recognized