Write the letter worded so it can be understood by the child and give him/her/them a positive attitude toward the changes to be experienced (300-400 words).
Adapted from Charlesworth, J. & Slate, J. (1986). Teaching about puberty: Learning to talk about sensitive topics. Teaching of Psychology, 13, 215-217.
Are you a formal operational thinker?
Describe how you would approach this problem by writing down all the tests you would perform.
Adolescence is seen as a period of contradictions. Most often, adolescence is viewed with a negative lens. They spend more time with peers, take risks, are idealistic, etc.
Discuss positive outcomes of adolescent brain, cognitive and socio-emotional development (what adolescents do well?) (300-400 words).