Adolescence Period of Development

Physical developmental milestones that typically developing children should attain

during this period of development.
Children go through many developmental changes in their adolescence period of development,
which last from ages 11-18 (Berk, 2013). Children in this period of development have more of
an adult-sized and proportioned body because of puberty (Berk, 2013). Children in this period of
development should develop changes in their body because of hitting puberty, and should have
all their adult teeth (Marotz, & Allen, 2013).

Language developmental milestones that typically developing children should attain
during this period of development.
Children that are in their adolescent period of development should be able to stop and think
about things before speaking, and they should be able to learn other languages than their primary
language (Marotz, & Allen, 2013).

Cognitive developmental milestones that typically developing children should attain
during this period of development.
Adolescent children should be able fully understand the concept of time and be able to plan
ahead while weighing the pros and cons of their plans. They should also be able to remained
focused and focus their attention on many different activities at one time (Marotz, & Allen,
2013).
Social emotional milestones during this period of development.
Children in this period of development are becoming more open and receptive to adults and start
to seek out their advice on certain subjects. They also are starting to have more self-confidence
in their selves and are less likely to become influenced by outside sources like peers (Marotz, &
Allen, 2013).

Moral reasoning/self-regulation milestones for this period of development.
Adolescent children continue to use gain and apply their moral reasoning and their knowledge
between what is right and what is wrong. They also have a decline in their aggression tendencies
toward their peers and teachers (Berk, 2013).
One social and one cultural influence during this period of development.
One social influence to a child in this period of development is school clubs, such as sports
clubs, band clubs, and academic clubs. These can influence the child many ways, such as trying
to do better and achieve more. One cultural influence for a child in this period of development is
the type of family dynamic that they are around. This could be anyone from the childs personal
family to their friends families. The child could be influenced by divorced families, single
parent families, same sex families, and traditional families (Berk, 2013).
Signs that may signal atypical development during this period of development.
If an adolescent is unable to keep and maintain friends and/or they are never invited or willing to
go out to group activities and/or outings this could signal something is not developing as it
should (Moffitt, 1993). Another sign that could signal atypical development in adolescence is if
they do not continue to grow and/or start to experience physical changes that signal puberty, such
as females starting to develop breasts and males starting to grow body hair (Marotz & Allen,
2013).
Strategies that families can use to influence their childrens learning and development
during this period of development.
Parents/families need to encourage their adolescents leadership skills and abilities by allowing
them to have different leading roles in school and community events. Parents need to also assign
different tasks and/or chores that their child is responsible for completing every day, such as
feeding, watering, and walking a dog (Marotz, & Allen, 2013).
References
Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development. Boston: Pearson Education
Marotz, L. R., & Allen, K. E. (2013). Developmental Profiles: Pre-Birth Through Adolescence.
Wadsworth, Cengage, Learning. Belmont, CA.
Moffitt, T. E. (1993). Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: a
developmental taxonomy. Psychological review, 100(4), 674.