Parents and teachers have the most important influence on the children. Sharing with the child this problems, will lead him to develop self-confidence and the solution of domestic as well as social and academic problems. Since actions speak louder than words, keeping interest in adolescents’ activities will produce a healthy relationship.

Changes in the expression of emotions have been seen in this phase. Several psychologists have worked out for measuring emotional maturity and expressing it in terms of emotional age.

The juvenile delinquents with abnormal behaviour are almost always found to have low emotional quotients, coupled with intelligence quotients that are more likely to be low rather than high.

The positive values in adolescents can be inculcated with experience of social skills, feeling of loyalty and with getting along with the like- minded people. On the whole, the adolescents are the most valuable unit of society and teachers and parents have to play definite role in it with proper understanding of adolescents and their concerns.

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This effort will be helpful for the adolescents in following ways:

1. Emotional maturity:

The better understanding will encourage the adolescents to emerge from childish into adult forms of emotional expression. They will learn not to flee from reality. They will also substitute rational for emotional reactions at least in situations that recur.

2. Social maturity:

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The adolescents will get along well with work and with others. They will develop self-reliance in matter of taste and develop tolerance of human differences.

3. Economic independence:

Better understanding and helping hands from parents and teachers will help an adolescent to select work for which he is fit and he will learn the proper use of leisure.

4.Intellectual adulthood:

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The adolescent will begin to develop an attitude towards experience that will give his life a meaning and develop a set of ideals to guide him towards his goals.

Understanding the Concerns in Schools as a Teacher and Facilitator

Whenever you get appropriate time, while teaching or through informal contacts discuss with students the problems they are facing. Keep a close watch on your students’ activities and their interests.

It will be helpful in understanding their behaviour. Encourage discussion among them on the socio-cultural value-based issues. Juvenile delinquency, drug abuse and sex related problems could be discussed with a positive attitude.

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Understanding the Concerns in Society as Parent and Citizen

No matter how old people are, they are still like emotional children, as long as they continue to run only to their parents for assistance and understanding. The true adult loves his parents, respects their desires, yet makes his own decisions and lives his own life.

For an adolescent to become free of his childhood attachments to parental authority, parents must learn to give up the control. Attempts to resist will produce either childish or rebellious adults.

There are few main areas in which parents can help their adolescent children to progress towards mature independence.

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• Build a close relationship by conversing with the adolescent and try to understand his/her point of view.

• Try to make him/her aware of the implications of peer pressure and how to deal with the same tactfully.

• Help the adolescent appreciate socio-cultural values and keep him away from social evils.

• With no alcohol and drug taking habits, parents can become role model for them.