Adolescent Development
- Adolescence: Developmental Tasks
- Adolescence: The Four Questions
- Adolescent Employment
- Body Image
- Understanding Teens – Normal Adolescent Development
Adolescent Development Websites
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP):
A National professional medical association dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families affected by mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders.
Child Trends DataBank Web Site:
The Child Trends DataBank is designed for anyone who spends time
searching multiple Web sites looking for reliable, current data on
child and youth well-being. It is a user-friendly, continuously updated site with the latest national estimates
for child, youth and family indicators. The DataBank currently
provides about 70 indicators on health, social and emotional
development, income and work, education, demographics, and family and
community, with new indicators added each month.
Not My Kid, Inc.:
Not My Kid, Inc. is dedicated to facilitating improved understanding
about youth behavioral health issues including suicide, drug abuse,
eating disorders and depression. This website also offers
information on many other websites that deal with parenting and
family issues.
Keys to Quality Youth Development: Keys to help promote positive youth development and plan quality experiences with young people.
Adolescent Intellectual/Cognitive Development: An article from Cincinnati Children's Hospital showing the progression of Cognitive or intellectual development through different stages of adolescence, early, middle and late.
Youth Programming
Building Partnerships for YouthBuilding Partnerships for Youth is a partnership between National 4-H Council and the University of Arizona designed to build the capacity of youth serving organizations in the fields of education, health, faith, and youth development to facilitate the intentional integration of youth development concepts and approaches into policies and programs.