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 What do Filipino adolescents need to learn in terms
of developmental task and skills in order for them to grow
into well-rounded young adults?
According to a study conducted by the Work – Life
Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, titled
“Raising Teens Project", the study enumerated ten
desirable developmental tasks every adolescent in
America should develop.

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Adjust To Sexually Maturing Bodies And Feelings

- being aware of the bodily changes happening, managing

sexual feelings, and engaging in healthy sexual behaviors.
- establishing sexual identity and developing skills for
romantic and meaningful relationships are the healthy
results when adolescents learn to adjust to their own
development.

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Develop And Apply Abstract Thinking Skills

- effectively understand and coordinate abstract

ideas, thinking out possibilities, trying out
theories, planning ahead, reflecting on how and
what they are thinking, and coming out with their
own personal philosophies.

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 Develop And Apply A New Perspective On Human
Relationship
- developing the capacity for compassion by learning
how to put themselves in "somebody else's shoes" in
order to understand other people's feelings and
perspectives.
- looking at relationships in different perspectives can
develop in learning how to resolve conflicts in
relationships.
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 Develop And Apply New Coping Skills In Areas Such As
Decision – Making, Problem Solving, And Conflict Resolution

- adolescents acquire new thinking capabilities that will

help them engage in more creative strategies from
problem solving, decision – making, and resolving
conflict.
- they should be able to project toward the future and see
the consequences of their actions
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Identify Meaningful Moral Standards, Values, And
Belief System

- because of their idealism, adolescents develop

more complex understanding of morality, justice,
and compassion that leads to the formation of
their own belief system that will guide their
decision and behaviors.

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Understand And Express More Complex Emotional
Experiences

- becoming more in touch with their emotions and see the

complex variance among strong emotions and feelings,
understanding the emotions and feelings of other
persons, and learning how to detach themselves from
emotional situations whenever the need arises

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 Form Friendships That Are Mutually Close And
Supportive

- peer influence is very strong among adolescents and

this should be able to steer an adolescent toward
productive and positive relationships, behavior, and
thinking.
- learning how to trust others is an important task for an
adolescent to develop.
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 Establish Key Aspects Of Identity

- be encouraged to develop their own healthy

self – concepts that reflect their uniqueness in
relation to themselves, their families and
friends, and with the bigger community.

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 Meet The Demands Of Increasingly Mature Roles
And Responsibilities

- it is important for the emerging adult to acquire skills and

knowledge that will provide him with meaningful careers
and jobs and to live up to the expectations regarding
commitment to family, community, and nation – building.

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 Renegotiate Relationships With Adults In
Parenting Roles
- the adolescent stage sees the movement
toward independence and autonomy.
- Filipino adolescents should be able to
communicate with parents their need for a
certain degree of independence as they mature
to young adults.
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 According to a book entitled Child and
Adolescent Development, it identified
similar developmental tasks a Filipino
adolescent needs to learn. These are:

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 DEVELOPING OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS

- skills that can help the adolescent develop

responsibility as a preparation for gainful
employment ahead.

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 SELF – RELIANCE
- the ability to identify their own skills and
knowledge, capabilities, and resources to engage
in meaningful activities and not rely too much on
others.

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ABILITY TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCES

- be able to discern what is the difference between

"wants" and "needs", and be able to learn self – control
when handling their finances.
- as early as possible, the adolescent should learn
financial literacy through various means available to
them
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 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- adolescents should be able to see beyond themselves,
take into consideration the greater community around
them, and see their role in improving and developing
these communities, serving as change agents

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 MATURE WORK ORIENTATION

- develop pride in what they do and raise standards

of excellence in the quality of their work .

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 PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
- to be fully responsible for their own decisions
and by owning them.
- refrain from putting blame on others for the
results of their decisions and actions.

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 POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD WORK
- “Work is Love made Visible” – The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
(Lebanese Poet)
- developing a healthy and positive attitude toward work means that we
see work as an expression of our love for people who are important to
us, including ourselves.
- one can learn new things and grow to become highly skilled,
knowledgeable, and loving person if he or she sees work as a way
toward self self-improvement as an expression of love for his or her
significant others.
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Here is an additional list of
developmental tasks and skills a
Filipino adolescent should acquire:

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 Being Courageous in standing up and being
different from your friends
- the adolescent needs to feel he or she belongs to a group.
- belonging to a group does not necessarily mean losing one’s identify
and being guided by “mob rule”, or what majority does.
- being courageous means learning to say “NO” to what one thinks is
going against his or her belief.

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 Developing Self-Esteem
- learn to understand, accept, and appreciate oneself as a
unique person.
- avoiding comparisons between you and other people is
also a healthy way to develop self-esteem.

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 Being true to yourself and avoiding the
tendency to please others
- adolescents find it difficult to assert their individuality or
uniqueness because they are afraid others will not approve or
like them, or will not allow them to become a member of a group.
- conformity often occurs during this stage of development
- by developing one’s self-esteem, the need for approval from
others become less.

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 Learning how media and advertising are trying to
influence your thinking and feelings

- understand that news is reported for a reason,

usually to serve the purpose of someone or some
organization.
- understand that advertising employed to sell
consumer products work on either fear or desires.

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 Becoming aware, critical and being involved
with social issues.

- ask questions and speak up whenever possible to

address social issues such as poverty and
corruption.
- let our leaders know how you think and feel about our
society and learn to suggest solutions in improving
our lives.
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 Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle

- becoming aware of your health and the food you

eat, and engaging in sports and other physical
activities beneficial to your well-being.
- learn to relax.

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 Developing your Spirituality

- finding what gives meaning to your life and to

all experiences you are going through

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Thank you!

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QUIZ
1. A study conducted by the Work – Life Center at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that
enumerates ten desirable developmental tasks
every adolescent in America should develop.
2. ________ adolescents should be able to
communicate with parents their need for a
certain degree of independence as they mature
to young adults.
QUIZ
3. According to a book entitled_____________,
it identified similar developmental tasks a
Filipino adolescent needs to learn.
4. Skills that can help the adolescent develop
responsibility as a preparation for gainful
employment ahead.
 QUIZ
5. The ability to identify their own skills and
knowledge, capabilities, and resources to
engage in meaningful activities and not rely too
much on others.
6. Adolescents should be able to see beyond
themselves, take into consideration the greater
community around them, and see their role in
improving and developing these communities,
serving as change agents
 QUIZ
7. To be fully responsible for their own decisions
and by owning them.
8. A Lebanese poet who wrote the book The
Prophet.
9. Being courageous means learning to say ___ to
what one thinks is going against his or her belief.
10. Must learn how to ____.
Answers:
1. Raising Teens Project
2. Filipino
3. Child and Adolescent Development
4. Developing Occupational Skills
5. Self- reliance
6. Social Responsibility
7. Personal Responsibility
8. Kahlil Gibran
9. “No”
10. Relax