Development
Teens may experience physical, mental, emotional and social changes during their development. Learn more about these developmental changes and the behaviors associated with them.
Publications
Physical Development - Changes in Teens' Bodies/Physical Appearance
Understanding Adolescence: A Time of Change
Understanding Adolescence: The Tasks
Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescent Growth and Development
Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
Understanding and Working With Youth
Understanding Changes in Your Teenager
Preteen, Young Teen Development
Parents of Preteens: Prepare Your Preteens for Body Changes
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Physical Changes*
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Physical Changes*
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Physical Changes*
Gateway: Parenting Into the Teen Years (Issue 1) - Physical Changes During the Teen Years
Boys' and Girls' Concerns About Puberty
Pubertal Development
Stages of Puberty
Puberty Information For Boys
Puberty Information For Girls
Menstruation
Cognitive Development - Changes in Thinking
Understanding Adolescence: Searching for Themselves
Understanding Adolescence: The Tasks
Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescent Growth and Development
Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
Adolescence: The Four Questions
Understanding and Working With Youth
Understanding Changes in Your Teenager
Preteen, Young Teen Development
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Changes in Thinking*
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Changes in Thinking*
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Changes in Thinking*
Guiding Your Teen to Self Identity
Adolescence: Change and Continuity - Cognitive Transitions
Gateway: Parenting Into the Teen Years (Issue 1) - Changes in Thinking During the Teen Years
Emotional Development - Changes in Emotions
Understanding Adolescence: The Tasks
Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescent Growth and Development
Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
Understanding and Working With Youth
Preteen, Young Teen Development
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Emotional Changes*
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Emotional Changes*
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding Emotional Changes*
Gateway: Parenting Into the Teen Years (Issue 1) - Emotional Changes During the Teen Years
Social Development - Changes in Social Skills/Interactions with Others
Understanding Adolescence: The Tasks
Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescent Growth and Development
Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
Understanding and Working With Youth
Preteen, Young Teen Development
Gateway: Parenting Into the Teen Years (Issue 1) - Social Changes During the Teen Years
Identity/Sense of Self - Who am I?
Understanding Adolescence: Searching for Themselves
Understanding Adolescence: The Tasks
Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
Adolescence: The Four Questions
Understanding and Working With Youth
Guiding Your Teen to Self Identity
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding the Changing Parent-Teen Relationship*
Living With Your Teenager: The Changing Parent/Child Relationship*
Living With Your Teenager: The Changing Parent-Child Relationship*
Autonomy - Need for Independence
Understanding Adolescence: The Tasks
Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescent Growth and Development
Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
Understanding and Working With Youth
Understanding Changes in Your Teenager
Teen Independence
Tune In To Your Teen
Living With Your Teenager: Understanding the Changing Parent-Teen Relationship*
Living With Your Teenager: The Changing Parent/Child Relationship*
Living With Your Teenager: The Changing Parent-Child Relationship*
Gateway - Parenting Into the Teen Years (Issue 4) - Independence
Other Information about Adolescent Development
Family and Relationships: The Teen Years
*The original Living With Your Teenager publications have been adapted by various universities/Extension systems to meet the specific needs of various states/communities.
Videos
The Growing Season: A Parent's Guide to Positive Parenting of Teens
Programs
The Growing Season: A Parent's Guide to Positive Parenting of Teens
Centers/Institutions
Center for Adolescent & Family Studies
Search Institute
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