Middle school age is a very curious period of growing up a child who barely had time to go to the stage of a teenager.
In children of this age, certain features of growing up are observed. And sometimes parents just don’t know what to do with it. The fact is that there is a psychology of middle age, which can significantly help parents cope with the difficulties of the
teenage period of their children.
The average age of adolescents
Middle age is a transitional stage from childhood to adolescence. This time often falls on children from 12 to 15 years and can give teenagers an awkward sensation by the usual restructuring of the whole organism both in the physical and in the moral sense. Many parents know that in the first place, middle age means puberty of a teenager. Moreover, in girls this period begins a little earlier than in boys. At this moment, a change in the emotional balance of a teenager, his behavior may occur, his communication with peers of the opposite sex will change.
Some features of growing up
Of course, during this period, criticality is a feature of adolescents. They have their own opinion, which very often does not agree with the opinion of adults. Criticality, which is very pronounced, can eventually turn into an inability to adapt to the surrounding opinion. And therefore, the teenager will always be outside of society, since society is always unpleasant when criticized. Parents in the eyes of a teenager simply lose their authority, and this must be remembered. If at one time a small child constantly followed his parents and agreed with everything in everything, now it’s a little different. Undoubtedly, if at a young age it was enough to lay certain guidelines on the authority of parents, then the average age implies a certain loss of it.
Parent Tips
Parents need to consider that at their middle age, a teenager becomes not only critical, but also imitative. It is for this reason that he easily copies the behavior of his peers. Therefore, carefully monitor those around who are next to your child. Since your authority is a little weakened, the manner of copying peers can lead to the fact that a teenager just gets into bad company. During this period, your child may sometimes incorrectly express his
emotions and feelings, which should not be scared. Prerequisites and signs of this behavior are:
- selfishness;
- isolation;
- outbursts of anger;
- stubbornness;
- self-care;
hyperactivity;
- obsessions of leadership;
- aggressive and pronounced feeling of protest;
- an unjustified sense of self-sufficiency.
Parents, always remember that no matter how your child, during this period of his growing up, was either capricious or furious, no matter how he acted extremely illogical and inadequate, all these are absolutely normal manifestations for the period of middle school age. Do not order anything, impose your beliefs on a teenager, or set ultimatums. In such situations, you most likely should be a gray cardinal who will guide his child in the right and right direction.