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What Sends Teens Toward Triumph Or Tribulation
The Wall Street Journal: Laurence Steinberg calls his authoritative new book on the teenage mind “Age of Opportunity.” Most parents think of adolescence, instead, as an age of crisis. In fact, the same distinctive teenage
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Adolescence lasts longer than ever — and why that can be a good thing
The Chicago Tribune: Adolescence lasts three times longer than it used to, according to new research, which means a hormonal 10-year-old and a not-yet-launched 24-year-old are both well within the range of normal. “Adolescence has
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Getting Some ‘Me’ Time: Why Millennials Are So Individualistic
NPR: They are a class of self-centered, self-absorbed, selfie-snapping 20-somethings. This is how many critics have come to define the millennial generation. But hold on, isn’t this what was said about every generation when it
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Is E-Reading to Your Toddler Story Time, or Simply Screen Time?
The New York Times: Clifford the Big Red Dog looks fabulous on an iPad. He sounds good, too — tap the screen and hear him pant as a blue truck roars into the frame. “Go
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When Do Babies Learn Self-Control?
The Atlantic: Last year’s season of Sesame Street was a rough one for Cookie Monster. For its 44th year, the show dedicated itself to teaching its young viewers about executive functioning, an umbrella term for cognitive skills like attention
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In Interrogations, Teenagers Are Too Young to Know Better
The New York Times: Even when police interrogators left the room, cameras kept recording the teenage suspects. Some paced. Several curled up and slept. One sobbed loudly, hitting his head against the wall, berating himself.
