Short Paragraph : Adolesence ( বয়ঃসন্ধিকাল) For class 6 to 12

                  ADOLESCENCE

The period following the beginning of puberty when childhood ends and adulthood begins marks the onset of adolescence. In this phase. one's life undergoes critical transitions. The period of adolescence is the preparation for adulthood during which several developments take place. The child at this time progresses towards social and economic independence, searches for his own identity. He also develops skills that will help him carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for reasoning. The adolescent period comprises many risk factors. A huge number of adolescents get into the habit of taking alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs. They also get involved in sexual relationships which very often results in unintentional injuries, unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Adolescents are different from young children and adults. They can hardly understand complex situations and concepts or the relationships between behaviour and consequences. This inability sometimes leads them to vulnerable sexual exploitation and high-risk behaviours. Adolescents are dependent on their families, communities. schools, health services and workplaces to learn a wide range of skills that help them to deal with the pressures they face. Parents and members of the community should always be alert to adolescent development and adjustment.

Word-meaning : 

Adolescence—কৈশাের, বয়ঃসন্ধি; 

Puberty—বয়ঃসন্ধি;

Adulthood- প্রাপ্ত বয়স্কতাবয়ঃপ্রাপ্ত। ব্যক্তি/প্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা; 

Undergo- অনুভব করা; 

Critical—জটিল; 

Transitions—পরিবর্তনসমূহ;

 Preparation-প্রস্তুতি;

 Several—কতকগুলাে;

 Take place—ঘটা; 

Economic—অর্থনৈতিক; 

independence—স্বাধীনতা;

 Search- খোজা;

 Identity—পরিচয়; 

Carry out—চালানাে;

 Relationship সম্পর্ক; 

Reasoning-তর্ক-বিতর্ক;

 Comprise— গঠিত হওয়া; 

Alcohol-মাদক দ্রব্য ; 

Unintentional- অনিচ্ছাকৃত ;

Unintended-অপ্রত্যাশিত ;

Pregnancies- গর্ভাবস্থা সমূহ; 

Sexually—যৌনগতভাবে;

 Transmitted---সঞ্চারিত;

 Complex—জটিল;

 Concepts-ধারণাসমূহ; 

Consequences প্রতিক্রিয়াসমূহ; 

Vulnerable—অরক্ষিত; 

Sexual exploitation- যৌন হয়রানি ;

Workplaces-কর্মস্থলসমূহ ;

 wide —  ব্যাপক ;

Skill —  দক্ষতাসমূহ ;

Pressures — চাপসমূহ ;

Community — সম্প্রদায় ;

Adjustment — সমন্বয়।