This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) child development in the contexts of family and social development; (2) the physical, social, mental, and psychological tasks of adolescence; (3) the range of normal adolescent development; and (4) the promotion of positive relationships between adolescents and parents. The module consists of four lectures. The first three include exercises for individuals or groups. Lecture 1 considers developmental processes of adolescence, and problems encountered by case workers and parents in working with adolescents. Lecture 2 considers basic developmental tasks for adolescents. For preadolescence, middle adolescence, and later adolescence, a series of charts list typically developed physical, sensorimotor, social, emotional, and language skills; problem areas for foster children; and parenting processes specific to the developmental stage. Lecture 3 considers the wide range of behaviors that may be part of normal adolescent development. Lecture 4 presents guidelines for parents to use to create positive relationships with teenagers. A five-page form for evaluating the module is included. (BC)