Myth of Maturity What Teenagers Need from Parents to Become Adults

Name: Myth of Maturity What Teenagers Need from Parents to Become Adults
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ISBN: 9780393323177

ISBN-10: 039332317X

ISBN-13: 9780393323177

Edition: 2002

Authors: Terri Apter

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Terri Apter shows us that young adults actually need a parent's guidance and support, while also requiring respect and independence. Based on carefully observed case studies and research, this book describes how we can support young people through a crucial stage in their development.

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/17/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Terri Apter is a social psychologist and researcher at Cambridge University in England.



Introduction: Life on One's Own



First Solo Flight



Forming Identities



Making Choices



Emotional Educations



The Pressure of Great Expectations



Foothold in the Adult World



Thresholders on the Fast Track



Shortcuts to Maturity: Thresholder Marriages



Thresholders in a Material World: Managing Money



Closing the Door: Suicide and Self-Harm during the Threshold Years



Crossing the Threshold


Endnotes


Index