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* AppearanceAngst: Adolescence is prime time for being self-conscious over appearance.
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* GlassesCuriosity: Wanting to try on other people's glasses happens often among teenagers.

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But not always.


Some of these can apply to children or adults but because they are named for those who are growing up they go here. If the title has the word child or kid in it then it only counts if it means non-adult. Comes after or blends with {{Youngsters}} and precedes AdultTropes. See also SchoolTropes.


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SchoolTropes and PubertyTropes.




* ApatheticClerk: Will usually be a teenager.
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* ApatheticClerk: Will usually be a teenager.
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* ArtisticLicenseChildLaborLaws: Kids (below 15) are shown working despite being too young to work in real life

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* ArtisticLicenseChildLaborLaws: Kids (below 15) are shown working despite being too young to work in real lifelife.
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* ArtisticLicenseChildLaborLaws: Kids (below 15) are shown working despite being too young to work in real life
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* LeavingTheNestSong: Many songs of this nature tend to involve teenagers leaving home for college and/or adulthood.
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* TeenPop: Music aimed at teens.

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* AChildShallLeadThem


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* AChildShallLeadThem

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* AChildShallLeadThem



* AChildShallLeadThem
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also the alpha bitch and jerk jock tropes have plenty of younger and older examples too

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trying to use common sense here


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* AlphaBitch: A teenage girl immaturely expresses her insecurities by bullying the nicer girls.



* ChildPopstar: A teenager who's famous in the pop music industry.
* AChildShallLeadThem: A child or teenager leads adult society.
* ChildSoldiers: Children and teenagers in the military.
* ChildrenForcedToKill: A child or teenager has to kill another person.

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* ChildPopstar: A teenager who's famous in the pop music industry.
ChildPopstar
* AChildShallLeadThem: A child or teenager leads adult society.
AChildShallLeadThem
* ChildSoldiers: Children and teenagers in the military.
ChildSoldiers
* ChildrenForcedToKill: A child or teenager has to kill another person.ChildrenForcedToKill



* ComingOfAgeStory: Story revolves around a character maturing from childhood into adolescence or adulthood.
* CorruptionByAMinor: Someone under the age of majority corrupts another person.

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* ComingOfAgeStory: Story revolves around a character maturing from childhood into adolescence or adulthood.
* CorruptionByAMinor: Someone under the age of majority corrupts another person.
adolescence.



* HarmfulToMinors: Something has harmful affects on minors in ways that are plausible on an adult.
* HighSchool: The final stage of school, often considered the most challenging and stressful.



* JerkJock: A jock immaturely expresses his insecurities by bullying other people.
* JuniorHigh: Middle school.
* KiddieKid: Teens who behave younger than their age.
* KidHero: Teenagers are portrayed as heroic.
* LovableAlphaBitch: A popular girl who's surprisingly nice.
* LovableJock: A quarterback who's surprisingly nice.

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* JerkJock: A jock immaturely expresses his insecurities by bullying other people.
KiddieKid
* JuniorHigh: Middle school.
* KiddieKid: Teens who behave younger than their age.
* KidHero: Teenagers are portrayed as heroic.
* LovableAlphaBitch: A popular girl who's surprisingly nice.
* LovableJock: A quarterback who's surprisingly nice.
KidHero



* PubertySuperpower: Puberty grants one a special ability.
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* HarmfulToMinors: Something has harmful affects on minors in ways that are plausible on an adult.

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* AlphaBitch: A pubescent girl immaturely expresses her insecurities by bullying the nicer girls.

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* AlphaBitch: A pubescent teenage girl immaturely expresses her insecurities by bullying the nicer girls.



* CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by to make harassing remarks to passerbys.

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* CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by to make reveal students making harassing remarks to passerbys.



* AChildShallLeadThem: A child leads adult society.

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* AChildShallLeadThem: A child or teenager leads adult society.



* {{Chuunibyou}}: Coolness is rooted in awkward middle school experience.



* ComingOfAgeStory: A character tells their story about growing up.

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* ComingOfAgeStory: A Story revolves around a character tells their story about growing up.maturing from childhood into adolescence or adulthood.
* CorruptionByAMinor: Someone under the age of majority corrupts another person.



* DawsonCasting: Adults play teenagers on TV or the movies.

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* DawsonCasting: Adults play teenagers on TV or in the movies.



* FormerTeenRebel: A character used to be a member of the teen rebellion.
* GradeSchoolCEO: A minor holds a high-ranking position in a company.



* MenstrualMenace

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* MenstrualMenaceMenstrualMenace: Awkwardness ensues as a girl gets her first period.



* NoPeriodsPeriod: A female character is incapable of going through her menstrual cycle.



* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudentOrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: High school student who appears normal at the start of the series.



* ReallySeventeenYearsOld
* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude
* SmittenTeenageGirl

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* ReallySeventeenYearsOld
ReallySeventeenYearsOld: A minor disguises themselves as an adult.
* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude
RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: A random group of teenagers are assembled to save the day.
* SmittenTeenageGirlSmittenTeenageGirl: A teenage girl has a nonsensical and obsessive crush on a guy.



* TeenPregnancy: Teenage girls have sex earlier than they should.

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* TeenPregnancy: Teenage girls have sex get pregnant as a result of having unprotected sex, often earlier than they should.appropriate.



* TeenSuperspy

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* TeenSuperspyTeenSuperspy: Teenagers are portrayed as secret agents.



* TVTeen

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* TVTeenTVTeen: The media depiction of adolescence.



* YoungAndInCharge
* YoungConqueror

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* YoungAndInCharge
YoungAndInCharge: Children and teens are leaders of an adult tribe.
* YoungConquerorYoungConqueror: A teenager who utilizes their power of idealism.
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* ParentalFashionVeto: Parent objects to a teen's outfit.
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* AlphaBitch: A pubescent girl immaturely expresses her insecurities by bullying the nicer girls.



* DatingWhatDaddyHates

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* DatingWhatDaddyHatesDatingWhatDaddyHates: A daughter brings home a boyfriend of whom her father disapproves.


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* FirstPeriodPanic: A girl becomes shocked over having her first period.


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* JerkJock: A jock immaturely expresses his insecurities by bullying other people.


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* LovableAlphaBitch: A popular girl who's surprisingly nice.
* LovableJock: A quarterback who's surprisingly nice.

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* AllPeriodsArePMS
* BittersweetSeventeen
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* CarloadOfCoolKids
* AChildShallLeadThem
* ChildSoldiers
* ChildrenForcedToKill

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* AllPeriodsArePMS
AllPeriodsArePMS: Irritability during the menstrual cycle.
* BittersweetSeventeen
BittersweetSeventeen: A 17-year-old in their ComingOfAge.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
BrattyTeenageDaughter: A teenage daughter who is whiny and demanding.
* CarloadOfCoolKids
CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by to make harassing remarks to passerbys.
* AChildShallLeadThem
ChildPopstar: A teenager who's famous in the pop music industry.
* ChildSoldiers
AChildShallLeadThem: A child leads adult society.
* ChildrenForcedToKillChildSoldiers: Children and teenagers in the military.
* ChildrenForcedToKill: A child or teenager has to kill another person.



* ComingOfAgeStory
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday
* DawsonCasting

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* ComingOfAgeStory
ComingOfAgeStory: A character tells their story about growing up.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday
* DawsonCasting
DangerousSixteenthBirthday: A 16th birthday party which is disastrous.



* DreadedKidsTable
* DumbassTeenageSon

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* DreadedKidsTable
DawsonCasting: Adults play teenagers on TV or the movies.
* DumbassTeenageSonDreadedKidsTable: The kiddie table becomes insufferable during adolescence.
* DumbassTeenageSon: Your teenage son is slow on the uptake.



* EmoTeen

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* EmoTeenEmoTeen: A teen who can't find their place in life joins the nonconformists.



* HighSchool
* HighSchoolAU
* HighSchoolDance
* HighSchoolHustler

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* HighSchool
HighSchool: The final stage of school, often considered the most challenging and stressful.
* HighSchoolAU
HighSchoolAU: FanFic where the characters are in high school.
* HighSchoolDance
HighSchoolDance: A high school prom.
* HighSchoolHustlerHighSchoolHustler: Someone who gets through high school using rebellion.



* HighSchoolRocks
* HighSchoolSweethearts
* HormoneAddledTeenager
* JuniorHigh
* KiddieKid
* KidHero

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* HighSchoolRocks
HighSchoolRocks: High school is portrayed as fun.
* HighSchoolSweethearts
HighSchoolSweethearts: High schoolers who enter a relationship.
* HormoneAddledTeenager
HormoneAddledTeenager: A teenager who is ruled by their sex drive.
* JuniorHigh
JuniorHigh: Middle school.
* KiddieKid
KiddieKid: Teens who behave younger than their age.
* KidHeroKidHero: Teenagers are portrayed as heroic.



* MinorWithFakeID
* MostWritersAreAdults
* OdeToYouth

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* MinorWithFakeID
MinorWithFakeID: A character under 18 presents a fake ID to be granted access to an adults-only place.
* MostWritersAreAdults
MostWritersAreAdults: Teenagers behave a lot like adults in fiction.
* OdeToYouthOdeToYouth: A song embracing the irresponsibility of adolescence.



* PhoneaholicTeenager
* ThePromposal
* PubertySuperpower

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* PhoneaholicTeenager
PhoneaholicTeenager: Teens who are obsessed with their phones.
* ThePromposal
ThePromposal: The request to go to prom with someone.
* PubertySuperpowerPubertySuperpower: Puberty grants one a special ability.



* TeenDrama
* TeenGenius
* TeenPregnancy
* TeensLoveShopping

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* TeenDrama
TeenDrama: Show targeted to teenagers which is a drama.
* TeenGenius
TeenGenius: What the ChildProdigy becomes once they approach adolescence.
* TeenPregnancy
TeenPregnancy: Teenage girls have sex earlier than they should.
* TeensLoveShoppingTeensLoveShopping: Teenagers are portrayed as having a fondness for shopping.



* TeenageWasteland
* TeensAreMonsters
* TeensAreShort

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* TeenageWasteland
TeenageWasteland: Kids now have adult power and responsibility and rule over society.
* TeensAreMonsters
TeensAreMonsters: Teenagers are rebellious, insensitive, and sociopathic.
* TeensAreShortTeensAreShort: Teens in short stature.



* WhenIWasYourAge
* WildTeenParty

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* WhenIWasYourAge
WhenIWasYourAge: Adults complain about how easy the youth have it.
* WildTeenPartyWildTeenParty: A rambunctious party full of teenagers.



* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb

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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumbYouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: Children and teenagers can be pretty stupid.
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Some of these can apply to children or adults but because they are named for those who are growing up they go here. If the title has the word child or kid in it then it only counts if by child it means non-adult. Comes after or blends with {{Youngsters}}.{{Youngsters}} and precedes AdultTropes. See also SchoolTropes.

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* TeensLoveShopping
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* WhenIWasYourAge
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not focusing on teenagers


* MenCantKeepHouse
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* DreadedKidsTable
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* BittersweetSeventeen
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* OutgrowingTheirChildishName
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* OutgrowingTheirChildishName
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* MenCantKeepHouse
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* MinorWithFakeID
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Tropes about teenagers, adolescents, and youth as well those in [[SchoolTropes high school]] and puberty. Set apart by having left elementary school and being filled with hormones but not yet legal adults, they tend to lead adventurous and dramatic lives--at least in fiction.

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Tropes about teenagers, adolescents, and youth as well those in [[SchoolTropes high middle/high school]] and puberty. Set apart by having left elementary school and being filled with hormones but not yet legal adults, they tend to lead adventurous and dramatic lives--at least in fiction.

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