Adolescence

Adolescence [কৈশোর] represents [প্রতিনিধিত্ব করে] one of the critical [সংকটপূর্ণ] transitions [অন্তর্বর্তী অবস্থা] in one’s life span and is characterized [চিহ্নিত] by fast paced growth and change which occurs after childhood and before adulthood. The duration and defining [নির্ধারণ করা] characteristics [বৈশিষ্ট্য] of this period may vary across time, cultures, and socio-economic situations. Among the factors responsible for the change are education, urbanization [নগরায়ন] and spread of global communication. Besides, physical and sexual maturation [পূর্ণতা], these experiences include [অন্তর্ভুক্ত] করে movement toward social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition [প্রাপ্তি] of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for abstract [বিমূর্ত] reasoning [বিচার]. It is also a time of considerable [বেশ] risks during which social contexts [প্রসঙ্গে] exert [জাহির] powerful influences [প্রভাব]. Many adolescents face pressure to use alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs and to initiate sexual relationships putting themselves at high risk for intentional [ইচ্ছাকৃত] and unintentional [অনিচ্ছাকৃত] injuries, unintended pregnancies, and sexually transmitted [প্রেরিত] infections, including the HIV. The use or avoidance [এড়ানো] of drugs and taking or abstaining [বিরত] from sexual risk can have long-lasting negative and positive effects on future health and well-being. As a result, adults have unique opportunities to influence adolescents. Laws, customs, and practices may also affect adolescents differently than adults.  Adolescents depend on their families, their communities, schools, health services and their workplaces to learn a wide range of skills that can help them to cope [সামলাতে] with the pressures they face and make a successful transition from childhood to adulthood. Parents, members of the community, service providers, and social institutions have the responsibility to both promote adolescent.