Overview of Lesson
Last lesson we looked at what personal development is and it’s various stages. We discuss infancy and early personal development as well as early to late childhood development.

This lesson we are going to look at the next stage of personal development: Adolescents more specific peer pressure in adolescence.

What is Adolescence?
Adolescence is a transitional stage of human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. Teenagers (ages 13-19 years) are usually adolescent, though in some individual, puberty may extent a few years beyond the teenage years, and in some individuals puberty begins in the pre-teen years.

Because adolescents are experiencing various strong cognitive and physical changes, for the first time in their lives they may start to view their friends, their peer group, as more important and influential than their parents. Because of peer pressure, they may sometimes indulge in activities not deemed socially acceptable.......

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Title: Personal Development - Adolescents And Peer Pressure -
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