Chapter 11 of Berk, L. E. (2014). Exploring Lifespan Development. Pearson

Prompt: Adolescence is defined as the transition from childhood to adulthood. This developmental period has many unique characteristics. One of those is the way adolescents think. They think differently from younger children, but they do not yet think exactly like adults.

Discuss in a thorough post the 3 primary pieces of advice you would give to the parent of a 16-year-old adolescent when it comes to the thinking ability of their adolescent child.

Your answer must reflect that you have read and that you understand the material on cognitive development in adolescents discussed in Chapter 11. Your answer must reflect the integration of this material with your own thoughts. Do not use direct quotes or directly copy phrases from the text.

As long as it pertains to cognition, the direction of your answer is totally up to you. A couple of possible points to cover might be the following: What does the parent of an adolescent have to remember about the unique strengths and weaknesses in their child's thinking ability?

What does a parent have to remember about the thinking ability of their child when settling a disagreement or when explaining something? The preceding are just suggestions; the particular points you discuss are entirely up to you.