Able to tackle something, youngsters are rising into their identities as younger adults. They’re attuned to what’s taking place round them and ripe for brand spanking new experiences and challenges. And so they worth their friendships greater than ever.
Youngsters are additionally exploring and wrestling with more-serious grownup themes. “They’re beginning to learn extra grown-up books, watch extra grown-up motion pictures, and play extra grown-up video games,” stated Brian Mayer, a gaming, studying, and library specialist in New York Metropolis. However at the same time as they’re partaking extra with the world round them (assume first jobs, group service, social activism), they’re nonetheless youngsters at coronary heart, they usually discover pleasure within the foolish and the absurd.
Many teenagers additionally really feel the burden of the world on their shoulders, from the pressures of social media to educational stress. “We are able to discover methods to assist handle that at house,” stated Catherine Pearlman, a parenting adviser, writer, and the mom of two teenagers. Comforting items like a weighted blanket or a subscription to a mindfulness app might assist.
We relied on Pearlman, Mayer, and different toy and child-development specialists—in addition to on the collective expertise of fogeys and different caregivers on our employees—for reward concepts that may assist youngsters calm down, snort, and develop. A few of our different guides might also enable you find an excellent reward. For gaming lovers, try our gaming guides for the finest Nintendo Change and Change Lite equipment and the finest gaming headsets. Athletes might admire one thing from our well being and health guides, maybe a yoga mat or a reward for runners. Or they could like a reward that may final eternally, a present for girlfriends, or a present for boyfriends.
We even have guides to the perfect items for 9-year-olds, 10-year-olds, and tweens, in addition to enjoyable stocking stuffers for youths. (Naturally, youngsters differ extensively of their personalities, pursuits, and improvement, so we advise that you simply take these age suggestions with a grain of salt.) And please share your individual finest concepts within the feedback beneath.
