Adolescence: Change and Continuity

Family Influences

There are four aspects to family influeces which we explore: parenting styles, divorce, times of change, and special circumstances. There is also addition information found in the conclusion and resources.

Links

Parenting Teens

By Karen DeBord

“Teens are moody, rebellious, and never serious”. If this is one of the beliefs that you have about teenagers, then maybe this article is for you. This article is geared towards parents (but can be used for those researching this topic), and it dispels certain myths that society and parents have about teenagers. It then gives some strategies, from the perspective of an authoritative parenting style, on how to be a better parent to your teenager.

Family Type and Adolescent Adjustment

By David Demo

This article gives an overview of research findings in regards to which adolescents will be at the greatest risks in different family types (divorced, single parents, two parent, etc). Although the article only talks about research findings, it can be read by anyone interested in this topic.

Single Parenting In Relation to Adolescents’ Achievement Scores

By Devon Fluty

This article provides insight into the fact that parents have an impact on the academics of their teenagers. It is the hope of the author that single parents will discover new ideas from this article in order to help their children do better in school. Even though it is directed towards parents and educators, other people doing research on this topic will find this link to be of interest.

Dealing With Divorce

By Jonathon Schneider

This is a link geared towards teenagers. It gives information on how to cope with the divorce of their parents. It is written in clear, easy to understand language.

Adopted Teens: How Are They Doing?

By Gloria Hochman and Anna Huston

Adoption is a very complex subject and becomes even more of an issue when the adopted child reaches his/her teen years. This article talks about a lot of topics pertaining to adopted teens and their families such as identity formation, fear of abandonment, control issues, and finding birth parents. A must read for any parent of adopted children searching for information, but this link also will be helpful for those researching this topic.

This site was produced by students taking HDFS 433: The Transition to Adulthood and HDFS 239: Adolescent Development at the Pennsylvania State University. Feedback can be sent to the individual authors or to Nancy Darling (darling@bard.edu).

Last updated 5/07/02.