FAQs1: My son is 10 years old. I want to know more about his upcoming phase of adolescence, what is it?
Adolescence is an evolving phase of transition from childhood to adulthood involving a range of physical, mental, and psychosocial changes.
It is a period of enormous energy, vibrant physical changes, skill development, and new experiences.
The World Health Organization defines “adolescence” as the period of life between the ages of 10–19 years and “youth” as the period between 15 and 24 years. Overall, it combines these age groups and assigns the term “young people” to those between 10 and 24 years. Because adolescence spans such a wide age range and encompasses diverse and complex developmental changes, it is often divided into three substages: early adolescence (10–14 years), mid- dolescence
(15–17 years), and late adolescence (>17 years). Early phase 10–14 years is described most difficult to handle by many parents. Adolescent is treated simultaneously as child and adult which adds to further confusion.
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Mental Health Issues in Adolescents
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