The
Challenges
of Middle
and Late
Adolescence
Most Essential Learning Competencies:
Identify ways that help one become
capable and responsible adolescent
prepared for adult life; & Discuss
understanding of mental health and
psychological well-being to identify
ways to cope with stress during
adolescence.
Portfolio Output No. 7: Scenic
cut outs on Challenges of Middle
Adolescence
SHARING OF OUTPUTS
THE PASSAGE TO ADULTHOOD:
CHALLENGES OF LATE
ADOLESCENCE
Physical Development
Emotional Development
Social Development
Mental Development
ANOTHER MAJOR CHALLENGES
OF MIDDLE AND LATE
ADOLESCENCE
Self-Esteem
Academic Concern
Choosing the right course
or career path
Relationship
ENCOURAGEMENT 101: The
Courage to Be Imperfect
Encouragement is the key ingredient for
improving your relationships with others
Encouragement is not a new idea. Its spiritual
connotation dates back to the Bible in
Hebrews 3:11 which states “Encourage one
another daily.”
Encouragement conveys the idea
that all human beings are
worthwhile, simply because they
exist
“I like you just the way you are.”
Encouragement develops
children’s psychological
hardiness -- their ability to
function and recover when
things aren’t going their way
Encouragement enhances a feeling
of belonging which leads to greater
social interest
Half the job of encouragement
lies in avoiding discouraging
words and actions.
Most of us are skilled
discouragers
Most commonly, we discourage in five
general ways:
• We set standards that are too high
for others to meet because we are
overly ambitious.
• We focus on mistakes as a way to
motivate change or improved
behavior.
• We make constant comparisons (self
to others, siblings to one another).
• We automatically give a negative
spin to the actions of others.
• We dominate others by being overly
helpful, implying that they are
unable to do it as well.
Remember:
The first step to becoming an
encouraging person is to learn to
distinguish encouragement from
discouragement.
As a rule, ask yourself: Whatever I
say or do, will it bring me closer
together or farther apart from this
person?
We all have the power to be more
encouraging people. The choice, as
always, is yours.
THE POWER OF PERSONAL DECLARATIONS
Which declaration you may want
to make concerning your life?
BEING HAPPY
There are so many beautiful
reasons to be HAPPY
For you…What makes you HAPPY???
BEING HAPPY
Being happy is not having a sky
without storms, or roads
without accidents, or work
without fatigue, or relationships
without disappointments.
BEING HAPPY
Being happy is finding strength
in forgiveness, hope in one’s
battles, security at the stage of
fear, love in disagreements.
BEING HAPPY
Being happy is not only to
treasure the smile, but that you
also reflect on the sadness. It is
not just commemorating the
event, but also learning lessons
in failures.
BEING HAPPY
Being happy is to recognize that
it is worthwhile to live, despite
all the challenges,
misunderstandings and times of
crises.
BEING HAPPY
You will find that happiness is not about
having a perfect life but about using
tears to water tolerance, losses to refine
patience, failures to carve serenity, pain
to lapidate pleasure, obstacles to open
the windows of intelligence.
BEING HAPPY
Never give up ... Never give up on the
people you love. Never give up from
being happy because life is an
incredible show. And you are a special
human being!
BEING HAPPY
Generalization:
How can you, as an adolescent,
balance the expectations of
significant people in your life
and your personal aspirations?