ADOLESCENCE Adolescence can be a challenging stage for both the teen and the parents. It is a time of drastic hormonal changes, struggle for independence, curiosity, and identity confusion.Its a transitional stage of physica l and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood. Adolescence is usually associated with the teenage years, but its physical, psychological or cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later. For example, puberty now typically begins during preadolescence particularly in females. Physical growth (particularly in males) and cognitive development can extend into the early twenties. Thus, age provides only a rough marker of adolescence, and scholars have found it difficult to ...