HAVIGHURST’S STAGES

1. Infancy & Early childhood (birth-6 yrs)

2. Middle childhood (6-12 yrs)

3. Adolescence (13-18)

4. Early Adulthood (19-30)

5. Middle Age (30-60)

6. Later Maturity (60+)

-Each stage has developmental tasks

How has your 9th grade year been so

far? Has it been easier or harder

than you thought it would be?

DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

THE TEEN AGE YEARS

DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS ARE MILE MARKERS ALONG THE TEENAGE HIGHWAY

1. DEVELOP MATURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS OF BOTH GENDERS

2. ADOPT SOCIALLY APPROVED GENDER ROLES

3.ACCEPT BODY AS IT IS AND MAKE THE MOST OF THE BODY YOU HAVE

4. Become Emotionally Independent from Parents and

other adults

5. PREPARE FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE

6. SELECT AND PREPARE FOR A CAREER

7. ADOPT PRIORITIES IN KEEPING WITH PERSONAL GOALS AND SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS

8. ADOPT SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR                          

Responsibility: Responsibility is doing what you are expected to do, when you are asked to do it or maybe even doing it on your own! Each person is responsible for his or her behaviour and actions.

TASK OF ADOLESCENTS

- Who Am I? - Who are others?

- What can I do or be? - What do I value?

HAVIGHURST’S STAGES GROUP ASSIGNMENT1. Infancy & Early childhood (birth-6 yrs)

2. Middle childhood (6-12 yrs)

3. Adolescence (13-18)

4. Early Adulthood (19-30)

5. Middle Age (30-60)

6. Later Maturity (60+)

-Each stage has developmental tasks- Your assignment as a group is to take the information given to you and create a small poster presentation on that particular stage and the developmental tasks within it. We will present these tomorrow.

13-14 Year Old

14-15 Year Old

13-15 Year Old

15-16 Year Old

15 Year Old

16-18 Year Old

1-2 Year Old with hunger boredom and impatience

2-3 Year Old with stubbornness and rebellion

1-3 Year Old Temper Tantrums

4 Year old Mouthy, argumentative doing it own way

5 Year Old: Internal balance established, more cooperative

Some say Parents are OK

HOW ARE TEENS AND TODDLERS ALIKE?

Of course these ages are not rigid and will vary from individual to individual

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE TO KEEP YOU FROM MEETING THESE TASKS?

DivorceDeathLow self-esteemMovingLoss of friendsPoor role modelsPoor

relationshipsLack of

motivation

How can knowing who you are and what you want out of life, help you meet these developmental

tasks?