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Lesson 12

Lesson Title: "Growing and Maturing in Self-reliance, Part 2"

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OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will seek to strengthen her relationship with her family as she becomes more self-reliant.

PREPARATION:

  1. Bring paper and pencils for the class members.
  2. Bring two pieces of clothing—one much too small and young looking for this age group and one much too large and adult looking for this age group.
  3. Assign four girls to prepare ahead of time to present the dramatizations.
  4. With approval of your priesthood adviser, select the four panel participants. Topics 1 and 2 should be presented by seventeen-year-olds or young adults. Ask them to give the girls positive suggestions for dealing successfully with the adjustments in their families. Topic 3 should be presented by a mother and a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old girl (perhaps her daughter). Ask them to share ideas with the class on ways mothers and daughters can relate as adults. Each panel member should take no more than four minutes. You should guide the discussion with your comments and questions so it will meet the lesson objective.
  5. If a panel discussion is not feasible, hold a class discussion on the most important topics. Together, list things the girls and their parents could do to keep family relationships strong during this time of growth.

    Note to the teacher:
    In order to manage the class time successfully, study the lesson and make assignments carefully. About one-half to two-thirds of the lesson time will be needed for the panel discussion.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Show the young women the two pieces of clothing. Ask one of the girls if she thinks she could wear the small article of clothing. Would it be comfortable? Would she like to wear it among her friends? Why not? Ask another girl to think of how the very large piece of clothing would feel. Would she feel comfortable wearing it? Why not?

LESSON:

Lesson 12 at lds.org

CONCLUSION:

Conclude the lesson by emphasizing that the changes in feelings and attitudes experienced by young women and their families during times of growth are normal. Strong family bonds can be forged during this time by mutual understanding and cooperation.

HANDOUT:

This handout contains the poem in the lesson that is to be used for the handout. Copy it onto pretty paper, laminate and give to the YW.

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