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What is feature of Adolescence?explan
Adolescence describes the teenage years between 13 and 19 and can be considered the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood. However, the physical and psychological changes that occur in adolescence can start earlier, during the preteen or "tween" years (ages 9-12). Adolescence can be a time of both disorientation and discovery. The transitional period can bring up issues of independence and self-identity.
Physical development encompasses bodily changes including growth, improved gross and fine motor skills, and biological maturity. During early adolescence, the body undergoes more development than at any other time, except the first two years of life.  Developmental growth includes significant increases in height, weight, and internal organ size as well as changes in skeletal and muscular systems. Since bones are growing faster than muscles, young adolescents may experience coordination issues. Actual growing pains result when muscles and tendons do not adequately protect bones. Fluctuations in basal metabolism cause these youth to experience periods of restlessness and lassitude.


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