Adolescents Learning Ability

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A very big challenge that adolescents have when they are developing and learning about themselves are problems with social skills deficits, also known as shyness. Shyness deal with having a hard time reaching out to others and forming relationships and friendships. Adolescents have a small sphere of relationships with people and normally these types of adolescents don’t branch out. It’s estimated that 1 out of 4 adolescents struggle with shyness to the point where it interferes with them developing relationships. This is important because developing relationships helps them to define who they are. And in adolescent relationships, understanding who you are as an adolescent is key. It limits the opportunities to develop relationships with other people who can help you figure out who you really are. Shyness is something adults need to be aware of, to help adolescents over come it. Shyness is pulling back and not taking the initiative or lead. For example, looking down when speaking to other people, not having direct eye contact. Shyness is an issue that can be managed. Overcoming shyness is learning social skills that can make for a more interpersonal communication. The first thing that can be done to overcome shyness is for the adolescent to understand self and public image to others. The person can ask trusted friends for feedback of how others see them, which can help lead them in the direction of fixing the problem. Second, understanding the roles of shyness, shyness can interfere with a person enjoying life, in many ways such as limiting you from trying new experiences. It plays a powerful role, sometimes they don’t take full advantages of things offered to their life as they are growing and learning as a person. Third, building self-worth, first the adolescents’ needs to be aware of the hidden costs of success, many adolescents believe that success comes easy, but
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