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When is a Child an Adolescent?  border= Adolescence essentially begins when physiologically normal puberty starts. It ends when the person develops an adult identity and behavior. This period of development corresponds roughly to the period between the ages of 10 and 19 years. Certainly, some adolescents take a few years longer to develop their adult identity and behavior, sometimes into their early to mid twenties.

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Adolescence and Peer Pressure  Learn how peers exert an enormous influence on teens.

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Adolescence Directory Online  Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources.

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Adolescence: Change and Continuity  This website from Pennsylvania State University provides an introduction to some of the developmental changes that shape our lives between puberty and the end of college. Although each life unfolds in its own unique pattern, this site provides information about basic changes, settings, and issues that are particular to the teenage years.

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Liahona Academy  Treatment and help for adolescent behavioral problems. We provide help for troubled teen boys ages 12-17, with issues of depression, ADD/ADHD, defiance, drug abuse, and various problems. See what we can do to help an adolscent child that has lingered off the path. Our philosophy and ability to get the results you are looking for will bring a definite sigh of relief. Contact us now at http://www.liahonaacademy.com

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