1. Learning to get along with friends of both sexes.

2. Accepting one's physical body and keeping it healthy.

3. Becoming more self-sufficient.

4. Making decisions about marriage and family life.

5 Preparing for a job or career.

6. Acquiring a set of values to guide behavior.

7. Becoming socially responsible.

To learn to look upon girls as women and boys as men; to become an adult among adults; to learn to work with others for a common purpose, disregarding personal feelings; to lead without dominating.

To accept one's body; to keep it healthy through good nutrition, exercise, disease prevention, and other health practices.

To develop affection for parents without dependence upon them; to develop respect for older adults without dependence upon them.

To explore attitudes toward family life and having children; to acquire the knowledge necessary for home management and, if desired, child rearing.

To develop career/vocational goals and ways to reach these goals; to be able to make a living.

To develop an outlook toward life based on what is important.

To participate as a responsible person with friends at home, and in the community; to develop personal moral values to guide behavior.