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Internet, and experimenting, such as
with makeup and hairstyles.
d. Friends are important, and adolescents
like to gather in small groups.

6. Safety

a. Adolescents are risk takers.
b. Adolescents have a natural urge to
experiment and to be independent.

c. Reinforce instructions about the

dangers related to cigarette smoking,
caffeine ingestion, alcohol, and drugs.
d. Help adolescents to recognize that they
have choices when difficult or
potentially dangerous situations arise.
e. Ensure that the adolescent uses a

seat belt.
f. Instruct adolescents in the

consequences of injuries that motor
vehicle accidents can cause.
g. Instruct adolescents in water safety and
emphasize that they should enter the
water feet first as opposed to diving,
especially when the depth of the water
is unknown.
h. Instruct adolescents about the dangers
associated with guns, violence, and
gangs.
i. Instruct adolescents about the
complications associated with body
piercing, tattooing, and sun tanning.

Discuss issues such as acquaintance

rape, sexual relationships, and transmission of
sexually transmitted infections with the adolescent.
Also discuss the dangers of the Internet and social
media related to communicating and setting up
meetings (dates) with unknown persons.
F. Early adulthood
1. Description: Period between the late teens and mid to
late 30s
2. Physical changes
a. Person has completed physical growth

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