Cognitive development: the gradual advance or growth through progressive changes dealing with the process of knowing, understanding, or mastery.
Concrete operational thinking: distinct learning or cognitive ability of 7-12 year old youth
Coordination: the condition allowing for effective movement of the body
Critical reasoning skills: the gradual advance or growth through progressive changes dealing with the process of exercising judgement or evaluation
Cultural development: being cognizant and mindful of the beliefs, customs, arts, and institutions of a society. This includes 4-H youth citizenship and international programs.
Decision-making skills: the gradual advance or growth through progressive changes in the ability to come to a conclusion or to make a choice.
Development of values: the gradual advance or growth through progressive changes dealing with the acquisition of principles of behavior held to be intrinsically valuable or desirable.
Family relationships: states of affairs existing between members of a household.
Formal operational thinking: distinct learning or cognitive styles of youth generally age 13 and older
Leadership: a broad concept related to the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and aspirations utilized by one or more persons in influencing, motivating, inspiring and otherwise causing desired actions and reactions by others
Peer relationships: states of affairs existing between similar age-cohorts or individuals of the same status
Physical development: the process of growth and development of the body.
Problems of youth: areas causing concern and stress in youth including social, physical, emotional problems
Emotional development: the process of human mental development as manifested in behavior and personality
Social development: the growth through progressive changes dealing with the interaction of people and establishing and disseminating principles of rightful and wrongful conduct or behavior
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