{"id":26901,"date":"2024-02-06T16:11:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/?page_id=26901"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:04:41","slug":"teen-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/ht\/grownups\/teen-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Kijan Adolesan ak Timoun Pre-adolesan Devlope: Yon Pery\u00f2d Dekouv\u00e8t ak Op\u00f2tinite"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Adolescents-lined-up-on-steps-thinking-about-opportunities.jpg\" alt=\"Adolescents lined up on steps thinking about opportunities\" height=\"5687\" width=\"8531\" title=\"Gwoup,J\u00e8n,Moun,Chita,Nan,Yon,Ranje,Sou,La\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h1>DEVLOPMAN TEENS &amp; TWEENS<\/h1>\n\t<h2>Op\u00f2tinite ak Dekouv\u00e8t<\/h2>\n<p>Adolescence\u00a0 &#8212; the years between age 10 to about 25 &#8211; is a period of remarkable opportunity. It is a stage of rapid growth, development and learning as<i>\u00a0<\/i>nou dekouvri ak adapte yo ak mond lan b\u00f2 kote nou.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nan pery\u00f2d dekouv\u00e8t sa a, nou f\u00f2je sans nou sou kiy\u00e8s nou ye ak kiy\u00e8s nou anvi ye. Nou aprann pran desizyon, jere emosyon nou epi kreye koneksyon pi pwofon ak kanmarad, patn\u00e8 amoure ak kominote nou yo. Nou menm tou nou k\u00f2manse dekouvri mond lan b\u00f2 kote nou; pandan n ap devlope enter\u00e8, pasyon ak objektif ki gen sans ki f\u00f2me lavi granmoun nou.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Bati s\u00e8vo nan adolesan ak adolesan<\/h2>\n<p>Adolescence is another important time for building strong brains. We are rapidly learning in ways that naturally adapt to the relationships, environments and experiences around us. This makes this time a key window for learning and discovery &#8211; as well as a time to mitigate the effects of earlier <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/developmental-challenges\/\">adv\u00e8site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Av\u00e8k avenman machin MRI, nou ka w\u00e8 kounye a ki jan estrikti s\u00e8vo a ap devlope ak syantis yo te aprann anpil bagay pou ede nou konprann devlopman s\u00e8vo adolesan. <\/p>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dad-helping-teens-brain-grow-by-talking-to-him-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dad helping teen&#039;s brain grow by talking to him\" height=\"1924\" width=\"2560\" title=\"P\u00f2tre,On,K\u00e8 kontan,Adolesan,Ti gason,Pitit gason,Pale,Av\u00e8,Li\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"#adolescent\" target=\"_self\">1. S\u00e8vo adolesan yo bati sou fondasyon timoun piti.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#adolescent\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKontinye Lekti\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"#teenager\" target=\"_self\">2. Teenagers&#8217; brains are still under construction and work differently than adult brains.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#teenager\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKontinye Lekti\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"#remodeling\" target=\"_self\">3. The teen brain goes through a period of &#8220;remodeling.&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#remodeling\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKontinye Lekti\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"#brain-development\" target=\"_self\">4. Ki jan adolesan pase tan yo enp\u00f2tan anpil pou devlopman s\u00e8vo.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#brain-development\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKontinye Lekti\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"#brain-circuitry\" target=\"_self\">5. Se sikwi pi rapid nan s\u00e8vo bati pou p\u00e8m\u00e8t devlopman konpetans ki pi wo.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#brain-circuitry\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKontinye Lekti\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"#risks\" target=\"_self\">6. Adolesan peze risk ak rekonpans yon fason diferan pase granmoun.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#risks\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKontinye Lekti\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/teens-taking-selfies.jpg\" alt=\"teens taking selfies\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"adolesan-pran-selfie\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h2>1. S\u00e8vo adolesan yo bati sou fondasyon timoun piti.<\/h2>\n<p>Fondasyon sa a gen ladan relasyon, eksperyans ak anviw\u00f2nman ki f\u00f2me achitekti s\u00e8vo. Sa yo kontinye enp\u00f2tan anpil nan adolesan ak tween ane yo.<\/p>\n<p>Gen k\u00e8k estr\u00e8s se yon pati nan lavi. Men, eksperyans tr\u00e8 estr\u00e8s tankou yon eksperyans twomatik oswa l\u00f2t <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/aces\/\">eksperyans negatif timoun yo<\/a> can derail a teenager&#8217;s healthy development if they don&#8217;t have the support they need from a caring adult. That&#8217;s when it becomes toxic stress, and it means the child&#8217;s body goes into a state of high alert.<\/p>\n<p>Adolesan yo bezwen granmoun k ap pran swen lakay yo ak nan kominote a pou sip\u00f2te devlopman an sante.<\/p>\n<p>Epitou, adolesan yo kontinye devlope yo <a href=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/ht\/grownups\/early-years\/#regulation\">egzekite ladr\u00e8s fonksyon premye aprann nan premye ane yo<\/a>. They&#8217;re critical to building <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/resilience\/\">det\u00e8minasyon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<h2>2. Teenagers&#8217; brains are still under construction and work differently than adult brains.<\/h2>\n<p>Many parents complain that their teen is &#8220;moody&#8221; or &#8220;impulsive.&#8221; There are biological, real reasons why your teen may be moody or impulsive &#8211; and it&#8217;s not all about &#8220;raging hormones.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Granmoun yo panse ak pati nan s\u00e8vo a ki rele cortical prefrontal la, pati rasyon\u00e8l pou pran desizyon. Cortical prefrontal la reponn a sitiyasyon ak jijman rasyon\u00e8l epi konsidere konsekans alont\u00e8m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adolesan <b>pwosesis enf\u00f2masyon ak amygdala a, pati emosyon\u00e8l nan s\u00e8vo a.<\/b>\u00a0 Koneksyon ki genyen ant sant emosyon\u00e8l s\u00e8vo a ak sant pou pran desizyon yo toujou ap devlope nan s\u00e8vo adolesan an.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You may notice at times that your teen&#8217;s thinking and behaviors seem quite mature, and at others not so much. That&#8217;s because the prefrontal cortex is one of the last parts of the brain to fully mature.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Visual-image-of-teenage-brain-under-construction-and-the-emotions.jpg\" alt=\"Girl looking up at drawing of brain with various colors for emotions\" height=\"1518\" width=\"2000\" title=\"T\u00e8t adolesan blond ak kons\u00e8p panse kreyatif\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dISmdb5zfiQ?si=1n3tCXe4Z3_CvbTs\" title=\"jw\u00e8 videyo YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<h2>3. The teen brain goes through a period of &#8220;remodeling.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Menm jan nou remode kay yo pandan fanmi nou yo ap grandi ak chanje, s\u00e8vo adolesan an ale nan yon faz renovasyon. Li ede li pare pou tout nouvo fonksyon li pral bezwen pran k\u00f2m yon adilt endepandan.<\/p>\n<p>Remod\u00e8l sa a tou entegre ak pi efikasman lyen diferan rejyon nan s\u00e8vo a ki ogmante kapasite pou pran desizyon. Renovasyon sa a pran tan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Connections between the emotional brain and the brain&#8217;s decision-making centers are still developing and won&#8217;t fully develop until age 25-30.<\/p>\n\t<h2>4. Ki jan adolesan pase tan yo enp\u00f2tan anpil pou devlopman s\u00e8vo.<\/h2>\n<p>During the teen and tween years, the brain begins to &#8220;prune&#8221; itself, carving away circuits that are not being used and strengthening those that are. This &#8220;pruning&#8221; of the adolescent brain is a &#8220;use it or lose it&#8221; proposition. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to consider the range of activities and experiences your child is into and exposed to &#8211; music, sports, study, languages and video games. How are these experiences shaping the brain your child will take into and need as an adult?<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0O1u5OEc5eY?si=cAVi7SyxcbQ2EC82\" title=\"jw\u00e8 videyo YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/teenager-playing-the-trumpet-helping-brain-develop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kid playing the trumpet\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Gason,El\u00e8v,Jwe,Twonp\u00e8t,Nan,Segond\u00e8,Lek\u00f2l,\u00d2k\u00e8s\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h2>5. Se sikwi pi rapid nan s\u00e8vo bati pou p\u00e8m\u00e8t devlopman konpetans ki pi wo.<\/h2>\n<p>That process is called Myelin formation, and it occurs in the front part of the brain that is connected to your teen&#8217;s thinking, learning, understanding and remembering abilities.<\/p>\n<p>An patikilye, myelination ede yo ak kritik <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/early-years\/#regulation\">executive function or &#8220;air traffic control&#8221; skills<\/a>, tankou planifikasyon, rez\u00f2nman ak pran desizyon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/harvardcenter.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Activities-for-Adolescents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eseye sa yo<\/a> aktivite fonksyon egzekitif pou adolesan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h2>6. Adolesan peze risk ak rekonpans yon fason diferan pase granmoun.<\/h2>\n<p>The adolescent brain is more sensitive to two neurotransmitters (the body&#8217;s chemical messengers):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dopamine &#8211; involved in reward circuits in the brain\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>oxytocin &#8211; which facilitates bonding and makes social connections more rewarding.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This sensitivity to both dopamine and oxytocin helps explain why adolescents seek peers and excitement in their lives &#8211; even people and experiences that could end up actually harming them.<\/p>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Adolescents-with-skateboardsand-weighing-risks-and-rewards.jpg\" alt=\"Adolescents with skateboards weighing risks and rewards\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Adolesan ak skateboard ap diskite sou risk ak rekonpans.\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Teen-listening-to-music.jpg\" alt=\"Teen listening to music\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Adolesan ap koute mizik\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marylandefc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MEC-Icons_idea.svg\" alt=\"Light bulb icon for information\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" title=\"MEC-Icons_idea\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h3>Ede adolesan jere emosyon yo<\/h3>\n\t<p>Kidonk, ki jan ou ka ede adolesan yo ranf\u00f2se koneksyon ki genyen ant pati nan s\u00e8vo a emosyon\u00e8l ak pran desizyon?<\/p>\n<p>Ou ka ankouraje pitit ou a eseye:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">jounal<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">breathing exercises (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/emotional-regulation-activities-tweens-and-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">souf ti wonn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/blog\/five-deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids-and-teens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bonbon pou respire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/blog\/five-deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids-and-teens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pran-senk respire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/blog\/five-deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids-and-teens.html#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vant respire<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">detant nan misk pwogresif<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">yon z\u00f2n refwadisman<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">ekri egz\u00e8sis ak afimasyon pozitif<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Angaje senk sans yo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c8ske w enterese nan nenp\u00f2t nan teknik sa yo? Aprann kijan pou aplike yo nan fanmi w, salklas oswa gwoup kominot\u00e8 w ak egzanp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/emotional-regulation-activities-tweens-and-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edutopia<\/a> epi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/blog\/five-deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids-and-teens.html#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e8d Sinayi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tKisa paran yo ak granmoun k ap pran swen yo ka f\u00e8?\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<h3>1. Bay relasyon ki an sekirite, ki estab ak ankourajan.<\/h3><p>Sa a se youn nan fakt\u00e8 ki pi enp\u00f2tan ki ede timoun yo pwospere. Li ka ede yo tolere estr\u00e8s, menm grav, paske li <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/protective-factors\/\">ede yo anpeche enpak negatif la<\/a>. <\/p>\n\t\t<h3>2. Ede adolesan ou a reflechi sou estr\u00e8s, defi, ak fristrasyon k\u00f2m op\u00f2tinite.<\/h3><p><a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/teen-challenges\/\">Don&#8217;t deny their feelings of frustration<\/a>. F\u00e8 yo sonje ke yo konpetan ak fleksib epi montre moman difisil nan tan lontan an ki te travay soti ak tan.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>3. L\u00e8 adolesan ou a vin jwenn ou ak yon pwobl\u00e8m, mande yo si li vle ou reponn oswa jis koute.<\/h3><p>Evite sote nan bay kons\u00e8y pou eseye rezoud pwobl\u00e8m nan oswa mete blame. L\u00e8 w f\u00e8 sa, sa ap f\u00e8 li mwens chans pou yo vin jwenn ou ouv\u00e8tman nan lavni.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>4. Ankouraje adolesan w pou li eksplore eksperyans ki an sante.<\/h3><p>Those could be challenging enrichment classes, music, art and sports to explore the world and take healthy risks to test out new ideas and experiences. <\/p>\n\t\t<h3>5. Ch\u00e8che senaryo rey\u00e8l pou pran desizyon ak ladr\u00e8s pou reglemante emosyon\u00e8l.<\/h3><p>Ede yo reflechi sou avantaj ak dezavantaj yo ak konsekans posib aksyon yo epi eksplore devlope yon plan A ak B pou reponn a diferan senaryo.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>6. Ede j\u00e8n timoun ou a jwenn op\u00f2tinite volont\u00e8.<\/h3><p>Sa a ede yo devlope yon sans de siyifikasyon ak objektif, yon karakteristik enp\u00f2tan nan <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/resilience\/\">det\u00e8minasyon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>7. Ede j\u00e8n timoun ou a rekon\u00e8t deklanche posib pou konp\u00f2tman negatif.<\/h3><p>epi pratike estrateji efikas pou f\u00e8 fas ak estr\u00e8s. <\/p>\n\t\t<h3>8. Ankouraje adolesan ou a rantre nan klib sosyal, atizay, esp\u00f2 yo epi patisipe nan pwogram anrichisman.<\/h3><p>Yo se fason pozitif pou jwenn resp\u00e8 ak sosyalize pami kanmarad ak granmoun pandan y ap <a href=\"\/ht\/grownups\/resilience\/\">devlope yon sans de konpetans ak swen<\/a> ak resp\u00e8 pou t\u00e8t ou ak l\u00f2t moun. <\/p>\n<p>Li ede tou tweens ak adolesan defini val\u00e8 p\u00e8son\u00e8l, objektif ak yon sans pozitif nan idantite. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEENS &amp; TWEENS DEVELOPMENT Opportunity and Discovery Adolescence\u00a0 &#8212; the years between age 10 to about 25 &#8211; is a period of remarkable opportunity. 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