' Adults have not understood children or adolescents and they are as a consequence in continual conflict with them ' - Maria Montessori ' Adolescence is when the worst and best impulses in the human soul struggle against each other for possession '- G Stanlay Hall. ' It is time that adolescent health comes of age. Adolescent health is a smart investment: not only will it improve health and survival in the short term, it will bring benefits for future generations ' - Valentina Baltage, W.H.O.
We are well conversant with the term adolescent( to grow ) and the hormonal triggers leading to rapid biological, cognitive and psychosocial milestones. It is both 'a critical and a challenging period' which marks a transition to adulthood. As teens struggle to establish their independence, as they develop new relationships, break boundaries, adopt new perspectives, beliefs and behavior; experiment…
