title: Parents and their children comment on adolescence.
abstract: The authors completed research on over 700 twelve-year-olds and their parents concerning their attitudes toward the ensuing teenage years. Their responses and written comments reflect and support in large measure the developmental tasks expounded by Robert Havighurst. These include the need to achieve independence, their concern with social relationships, and the acceptance of physical appearance. Parents' concerns about their children becoming teenagers centered on communication and peer pressure.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012925:Social Conformity