Oh, Dear Life

Awareness of Different
Life Demands

Chapter Five
Topics
1 The Challenge of Middle and Late Adolescence

Positive Approaches in Dealing with Life Demands

2
3 Challenges in the Family

4 Dealing with Family Expectations

5 School Demands

Peer Challenges
6
How should I
deal with life’s
demands?
 DR. JOSE Hold high the brow serene,
O youth, where now you stand;
Let the bright sheen
P. RIZAL Of your grace be seen,
Fair hope of my fatherland!

Come now, thou genius grand,

Believed that the And bring down inspiration;
Filipino youth is With thy mighty hand,
Swifter than the wind’s violation,
the hope of the Raise the eager mind to higher
nation station.

Believed on the - To The Filipino Youth

abilities of young
people toward
progress
 The Life of a Teenager
During Roman times, teenager’s
typical life would have coming-of-age
rituals and festivals, arranged
marriages and communal baths.

Nowadays, with so many

technological advances, it pave the
way for people to have a lot of things
they can do, from the mundane to
complex tasks.
The Life of a Teenager

 bursting with energy

 wanting to be independent
 dealing with expectations from families
 trying to be responsible
 meeting demands in school
 dealing with peers
 developing meaningful relationships
Positive Approaches in Dealing
with Life Demands
There must be many occasions when you find yourself
juggling things to accomplish certain tasks because there
are so many things to do.

Challenges give you opportunity to take better

perspectives which will encourage you to find ways to
manage them in more effective ways.
Challenges in the Family
.

 Quest for Independence

 High Expectations
 Making Career Choices
 Relationship Issues
 Dealing with Family Expectations

 Communicate openly
 Understand your parents
 Be responsible
School Demands
A key to better management of school work is making
use of your time wisely.
Reasons why time management
occurs:

Poor planning, poor organizational skills,

procrastinating, low need of achievement,
low self-esteem, and
high level of anxiety
TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS:
 List down your activities
 Prioritize which one are important and
urgent
 Make a plan
 Develop good study habits
 Avoid procrastination
Peer Challenges
Peer pressure
 engaging in social interactions
 developing meaningful relationships
 influence
 group involvement
 recognition

Peer conflict
 background
 values
 experiences
 needs
 interests
Ways to resolve conflicts:

 Make a commitment to resolve

the problem
 Be clear with your intention of resolving the
conflict
 Stick with the facts
 Deal with your anger and control it