Life Span Development II School Age and Adolescence

Life Span Development II: School age and Adolescence 3 (2+1)

Lesson 26 : Adolescent Interests

Recreational Interests

Gradually, the childish forms of play disappear; recreational pattern is much the same as the early years of adulthood. Because of the pressures of schoolwork, home duties, extracurricular activities, most adolescents have far less time for recreation than they did when they were younger.

The number of recreations adolescents engage in is also greatly influenced by how popular they are. Because many of the recreations of adolescents require participant from the peer group, the adolescent who does not belong to a clique and who has few friends is forced to concentrate on solitary forms of recreation.