Write a paragraph on 'Adolescence' on the basis of the answers to the following questions in about 200 words.

Write a paragraph on 'Adolescence' on the basis of the answers to the following questions in about 200 words.

(a) What is adolescence? 

(b) What changes does a child undergo? 

(c) What are the risk factors Involved in adolescent period? 

(d) How are adolescents different from young children and adults?

(e) What duties do parents and the community have towards adolescent children?

ADOLESCENCE (বয়ঃসন্ধি/ কৈশোর)

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development. The period following the beginning of puberty when childhood ends and adulthood begins marks the onset of adolescence. In other words, an adolescent is a young person between childhood and adulthood. In this phase, one's life undergoes critical transitions. The period of adolescence is the preparation for adulthood during which several developments take place. The child at this time progresses towards social and economic independence, searches for his own identity. He also develops skills that will help him carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for reasoning. The adolescent period comprises many risk factors. A huge number of adolescents get into the habit of taking alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs. They also get involved in sexual relationships which very often results in unintentional injuries, unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Adolescents are different from young children and adults. They can hardly understand complex situations and concepts or the relationships between behaviour and consequences. This inability sometimes leads them to vulnerable sexual exploitation and high-risk behaviours. Adolescents are dependent on their families, communities, schools. health services and workplaces to learn a wide-range of skills that help them to deal with the pressures they face. Parents and members of the community should always be alert to the development and adjustment of the adolescents.

Word-meaning: 

adolescence-কৈশোর/বয়ঃসন্ধি; 

puberty-বয়ঃসন্ধি; 

adulthood-প্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা/সাবালকত্ব;

undergo- অতিক্রম করা; 

critical-জটিল; 

transitions-ক্রান্তিকাল; 

preparation-প্রস্তুতি; 

several-কতকগুলো; 

take place-ঘটা; 

economic-অর্থনৈতিক; 

independence-স্বাধীনতা; 

search- খোঁজা; 

identity-পরিচয়; 

carry out- চালানো; 

relationship- সম্পর্ক; 

reasoning-যুক্তিবৃত্তি/যুক্তিবিন্যাস;

comprise- গঠিত হওয়া; 

alcohol-মাদকদ্রব্য: 

unintentional-অনিচ্ছাকৃত;

unintended-অপ্রত্যাশিত; 

pregnancies- গর্ভাবস্থাসমূহ; 

sexually-যৌনগতভাবে;

transmitted-সঞ্চারিত; 

complex-জটিল; 

concepts- ধারণাসমূহ; 

consequences- প্রতিক্রিয়াসমূহ; 

vulnerable- অরক্ষিত; 

sexual exploitation যৌন হয়রানি; 

workplaces-কর্মস্থলসমূহ; 

wide-ব্যাপক; 

skill- দক্ষতাঃ 

pressures-চাপসমূহ; 

community-সম্প্রদায়; 

Adjustment-সমন্বয়।