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In this case the child comes out with the aim of showing off what they have achieved and it is from the group of friends of the same sex that they can get the approval to commence such behaviors.
This phase of life is experienced differently depending on the environmental surroundings e.g. The socio economic status or the structure of the family. This is a critical stage in development of both moral and social values. At this age peers become as important as family members. They will strive to fit in particular groups where they can share the same ideas and tell stories; this way, they build trust and gain intimacy among themselves. The peers become not only playmates but confidants hence it is quite important for a parent to know who their child is hanging out with to avoid bad influence (Kennedy-Moore Eileen, 2012).
Since the children are then able to do everything as a team including work and playing, boys tend to identify with masculinity while girls tend to identify with feminism less; the boy tends to want to act like the man in the house and take on the role of protecting the mom and the home whereas the girl tends to look up to the dad...
Teasing is also most common in such cases fact that makes them retreat to their same sex groups for reassurance and encouragement. One would for instance find a boy totally channeling all his energy towards books, while the girl is mostly cautious about self and esteem.
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CDC, (2011). Positive Parenting Tips. Retrieved March 28, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/index.html
Kennedy-Moore Eileen, (2012). Children's Growing Friendships Retrieved March 28, 2012.
from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/growing-friendships/201202/childrens-growing-friendships
These are very important changes since they signal that the individual is now ready to have children. However, while they may be physically capable of conceiving a child, adolescents at the beginning of puberty are not mentally or emotionally ready for the responsibility of childcare and management. There are other physical changes associated with the period of puberty. These physical changes are called the development of the secondary sexual characteristics.
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