“What’s Moving In?”
A five minute quiz to discover how well prepared you are for your child’s adolescence.

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A. What do you know about your child’s development?

1. What is the normal range of ages for girls to enter physical adolescence?

a. 7-15                     b. 8-13

c. 9-14                     d. 10-13          Answer: ABCD

2. What is the normal range of ages for boys to enter physical adolescence?

a. 8-12                     b. 9-14

c. 10-13                   d. 11 – 16       Answer: ABCD

3. At what age does adolescent behaviour normally begin?

a. At the same time as speech!

b. Around 8 – 10 years

c. At the same time as growth spurts (height, weight)?

d. At the same time as puberty (body hair, menstruation)

e. When a child goes to high school   Answer: ABCDE

4. Bonus points: How long does adolescence normally last?

a. 6 years?               b. 7 years?

c. 8 years?               d. 9 years?

e. 10 years?             f. Seems like forever?

                                                    Answer: ABCDEF

5. What part of adolescent development is the hardest to deal with
    – for both children and parents?

a. Internal chemical changes (hormones, etc.)

b. Changing ways of thinking

c. Physical growth spurts

d. Development of sexual characteristics (body hair, sex organs, etc.)

 Answer: ABCD

B. What do you know about your child’s world?

(15 seconds only for each question)

6. Name (including surname) 3 of your child’s best friends:

       1. 2. 3.

7. Bonus Points: Name & surname of one of the friend’s parents
    (who is NOT also your friend)

8. Name 3 of your child’s favourite bands/pop singers

        1. 2. 3.

9.  Bonus points: Name one of their songs:

10. What school subject does your child like best?

11. What school subject does your child like least?

12.  Name two of your child’s favourite teachers

        1. 2.

C. What do you know about your child’s future?

Now remember to hold Ctrl when selecting more than one answer!!

13. From the list below select the two issues most likely to be identified as
‘Most Important’ by Australian teenagers.

Career & futureFashionFriendsMoneyRelationships with parentsRelationships with brothers & sistersSchool workSocialising/Parties

14. In Australia today, what are the two most important school
      subjects for students to grasp?

(Select 2)

Computer StudiesMathematicsScienceSex EducationMusicSportTourismValuesVocational StudiesDrug EducationGeographyCreative ArtsEnglishHistoryHospitalityIT

15. Select the two issues teenagers are most likely to
      be most highly desired at home for teenagers?

Freedom to have their rooms like they want themFreedom to run their own livesInternet accessLove and open communicationMoneyPlenty of electronic entertainmentStability and security