Adolescence is considered as a normal part of the human life span, connecting middle childhood and young adulthood. The adolescent years extend roughly from age 10 to age 22. It is common to mark the beginning of the teenage years as the entrance to adolescence; most people consider that the onset of puberty, or the beginning of sexual maturity, as a sign of an individual's passage from middle childhood to adolescence. While the physical changes of puberty …
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…important reminder that adolescence is a link in the chain of development between childhood and adulthood. As a link it should be neither over- nor underemphasized. There are many pieces that help guide a person through adolescence and those pieces are extremely important. If a person is given the ample amount of space to go through proper adolescence, they will be rewarded throughout life because they will be further matured and prepared for adult life.