Child between twelve and fourteen years old wants to assert himself as an individual through the references he finds in the outside world. He denies his childish side, feels ashamed if he is compared to a child and wants to be treated like an adult, even though his actions often reveal immaturity. He questions his family's advice and moral lessons, but seeks contact with others and tries to imitate adults who are in a position antagonistic to that of their parents, such as celebrities, classmates or teachers who have the characteristics he longs to have. That is why the role of the teacher is so important
as an influential person who provides experiences that broaden the boy's vision and notion of space and enable him to understand the impact of his actions at local, regional, national and global levels. It is convenient to make the student feel responsible, even if he or she makes mistakes and mistakes. This is the best age for acquiring a sense of responsibility through decision-making. At this stage, the child is altruistic and fickle, and can commit to a thousand different goals. Hence the importance of to work on setting priorities. 

The instability of his emotions, derived from his hormonal effervescence, determines his living the present moment with a great intensity and that, many times, it loses sight of the possible ones consequences of their actions. Even if you have the notion of past, present and future, his impulses often prevail over responsibility and lead him to consume in to try to fill their voids. This is reflected in several aspects, such as the intake of foods with too much sugar or too much fat, the time devoted to the networks and games and money spent on superfluous products.

As the young person can already easily access to these resources and does not usually accept the limits imposed on it by the adults in its environment, the appeal to the responsibility must be always present.

In this phase, education on the economy has to reinforce the character rationale of their choices, analyzing the consequences of these on the in time and space, and insist on the importance of planning.