Age of opportunity lessons from the new science of adolescence

"A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids. Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argue...

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Main Author: Steinberg, Laurence D., 1952- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Seizing the moment
  • The plastic brain
  • The longest decade
  • How adolescents think
  • Protecting adolescents from themselves
  • The importance of self-regulation
  • How parents can make a difference
  • Reimagining high school
  • Winners and losers
  • Brains on trial.