Confusion of roles. This is where a lot of the “who am I?” » questions will begin to arise. Personally, I feel like it's one of the most important stages in a person's life. Children will begin to explore their identity and decide what they want to do in life. The main conflict at this stage is the development of a personal identity. Children begin to become more independent and begin to question what they want to do in terms of career, housing, family and college. It is the springboard for your adult life. A child may reexamine his or her identity several times before finally understanding what he or she wants. McLeod (2008) “Erikson suggests that two identities are involved: the sexual and the professional. » At first, a child may not be happy with the state of his body, but over time the rest of his body will grow on him. If a child fails at this stage, he or she will suffer from role confusion. They won't be sure of what their future will look like and won't feel like themselves.