• 950- to 1,150-word paper • describe changes that occur during middle childhood and adolescence concerning family and peer relationships • how they might influence future development • Evaluate the effect of functional and dysfunctional family dynamics on development (e.g., family structure, function, and shared and nonshared environments). • Determine the positive and negative impact of peers and changes in peer relations from middle childhood to adolescence. • Examine additional pressures faced in adolescence compared to middle childhood. • Discuss the development of moral values from middle childhood into adolescence.
