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a Child:
Age 17
Jacqueline Veloz
College of Southern Nevada
EDU 220: Principles of Education
Psychology
Physical
Typical Behaviors
● Eating disorders and depression is common, especially for females
● Bodies have reached maturity
● Acting on sexual desires is common
(University of Washington, 1993)
● Female growth spurt has stopped and male growth spurt continues for about one year.
● “Sudden and rapid physical changes that adolescents go through make adolescents very self-conscious.”
(MedlinePlus, 2017)
● The student I observed has obtained his mature male body. In regards to physical
appearance, he mostly considers his grooming as of importance. He states to not
be disturbed about his appearance. In fact, he is confident about the way he
looks. My student has also engaged is sexual activities, but he has not engaged in
intercourse due to his personal beliefs. He is very aware of the consequences of
sexual activity as well.
Physical Continued
Recommendations for Continued Development of your Student
● Give some privacy so they can better handle their physical changes
● Consider that sexual activity and interest in sexual topics is normal and natural
(MedlinePlus, 2017)
● Complement achievements
● Provide assignments where students need to demonstrate how they got to their
results, or assignments in which they need to work systematically.
● Present lessons that are more advanced than their current existing schemes.
● Discuss moral dilemmas that will give the opportunity to raise moral awareness
○ Be an “accepting model”
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/facts.html
Child Development Institute (2015). The ages and stages of child development. Retrieved from
https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/#.WR3Id_QrLrc.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002003.html
Snowman, J. & McCown, R. (2013). ED PSYCH. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
University of Washington. (1993). Child development: Using the child development guide. Retrieved from
http://depts.washington.edu/allcwe2/fosterparents/training/chidev/cd06.html