Parenting Strategies for Teens and Tweens that Enhance Development

Adolescence doesn’t discriminate between birth children, youth in foster care, or someone who was adopted. When it comes to adolescence, it simply does not matter how a young person came to join his family. The changing hormones and shifting attitudes that characterize this time of life affects all tweens and teens in similar ways. Not only do they experience a lot of physical changes during adolescence, they also experience a variety of social, emotional, and cognitive changes.

Articles include:

• Parenting Strategies for Teens and Tweens that Enhance Development
• The Effects of Early Childhood Trauma on Adolescent Development
• Preparing to Launch: Independent Living Skills and Post-secondary Planning
• Community Connections: Resources and Activities for Tweens and Teens

Download: Partners Winter 15

Author: Coalition for Children, Youth & Families