Teen Living Teen Living 1.01Personal 1.01Personal DevelopmentDevelopment

Quality of life and character Quality of life and character developmentdevelopment

Physical DevelopmentPhysical Development

Heredity = the physical traits that Heredity = the physical traits that you inherit from your parents (i.e. you inherit from your parents (i.e. hair and eye color)hair and eye color)

Hormones cause physical Hormones cause physical changes in a teenchanges in a teen’’s body s body

Exercise is a positive way to deal Exercise is a positive way to deal with stresswith stress

Intellectual/Mental Intellectual/Mental DevelopmentDevelopment Character development begins in early Character development begins in early

childhoodchildhood An important aspect of character is the An important aspect of character is the

ability to choose right from wrongability to choose right from wrong Self-esteem = a person's overall Self-esteem = a person's overall

evaluation or appraisal of his or her own evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth.worth.– A high self-esteem can be developed by A high self-esteem can be developed by

taking part in activities that a person is good taking part in activities that a person is good at at

Social DevelopmentSocial Development

Personality is influenced by a Personality is influenced by a personperson’’s environments environment– Environment = a personEnvironment = a person’’s s

neighborhood, school, and friendsneighborhood, school, and friends

Peer = one belonging to the same Peer = one belonging to the same societal group especially based on societal group especially based on age, grade, or statusage, grade, or status

Study SkillsStudy Skills

Learning and study skills can be Learning and study skills can be improved by organizing classroom notesimproved by organizing classroom notes

Calendar – an efficient management tool Calendar – an efficient management tool to help plan things that you want to to help plan things that you want to accomplishaccomplish– A date book is useful to record homework A date book is useful to record homework

assignmentsassignments In prioritizing a In prioritizing a ““to-doto-do”” list, items should list, items should

be ranked in order of importance be ranked in order of importance

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Over commitment = taking on Over commitment = taking on more than you can accomplishmore than you can accomplish– Solution is to learn to say Solution is to learn to say ““nono”” at at

timestimes Procrastinating = putting off Procrastinating = putting off

getting things donegetting things done Dovetailing = combining tasks so Dovetailing = combining tasks so

that more than one thing is that more than one thing is accomplished at a timeaccomplished at a time

CharacterCharacter

Responsibility = honest, capable, Responsibility = honest, capable, reliable reliable

Empathy = is the capability to Empathy = is the capability to share another being's emotions share another being's emotions and feelings and feelings

Respect - actions that honor Respect - actions that honor somebody or something indicate somebody or something indicate respect respect

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Trustworthiness - A trustworthy Trustworthiness - A trustworthy person is someone in whom you person is someone in whom you can place our trust and rest can place our trust and rest assured that the trust will not be assured that the trust will not be betrayed betrayed

Caring = Feeling and exhibiting Caring = Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others concern and empathy for others

Good character = Moral or ethical Good character = Moral or ethical strength strength

Create your own Create your own ““self-self-esteemesteem”” bag! bag! Everyone is unique, has good Everyone is unique, has good

qualities, and is good at many qualities, and is good at many things.things.

Decorate your bag with pictures Decorate your bag with pictures that show what you are good at that show what you are good at and words that show your good and words that show your good character.character.