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.Curious
.Investigates everything
.Eats more than ever
.While playing, makes up rules -
.Fiercely independent
. A real "know it all"
.In perpetual motion
.Clumsy -
.Complains all the time, mostly about parents
.Feels mistreated
.Thinks about playing all the time
.Do care about what others think about them -
.Demands attention from parents
.Sees every situation black or white
.Has trouble playing with peers
.May cry when tired and has stomach aches when worried. -
. Fiddles with things/increasingly awkward
.Friends and peer more important than parents
.Rebels against directions and direct orders
.Thinks all adults are stupid -
.Accepts parents wishes
.Learns to disobey in small rebellions
.Sees rules as flexible
.Makes excuses for all misbehaviors -
.Want guidance but no lectures
.Body changes cause embarrassment and self consciousness
.Girls behavior becomes more eradict as hormonal influences take over
. Want to make their own decisions -
.Worry about "Being Normal"
.Continue to deal with bodily changes
.Seek more privileges -
.Tend to loose moodiness that the beginning of puberty can bring
.Adjusting to new changes in their body and world
.Looking forward to new changes, more freedom, and privileges -
.Making more of own desicions
.Dating or thinking about dating
.Likes instant gratification
.Beginning to understand how to earn things over the long term