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Teens with secure family relationships 'pay it forward' with empathy for friends
The big idea Teens with more secure family relationships get a head start on developing empathy, according to my colleagues' and my new study tracking adolescents into adulthood. In contrast to popular myths about self-obsessed...
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Adolescence now lasts from 10 to 24
Adolescence now lasts from the ages of 10 to 24, although it used to be thought to end at 19, scientists say. Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and...
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Teenage brains can't tell what's important and what isn't
Teenagers may know full well how important final exams are – but that won't stop some putting in minimal effort. This may be because their brains aren't developed enough to properly assess how high the...
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Why is adolescence a time of massive potential and massive vulnerability?
Now is the most important time to focus on teen mental health. Adolescence is both a time of profound human potential and of acute vulnerability. That's because adolescence is a time of dynamic brain development...
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How Independent Should Your Teenager Be?
Letting teens make their own decisions (within certain limits) will serve them best in the long run. When one of our teens, who shall remain nameless, was 15, my husband Mark and I got a...
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Why teenage sleep is so important for mental health
Teenagers can sometimes struggle to get out of bed in the morning – but ensuring they get enough sleep could be vital for health in later life. It's late morning and the teenagers in the...
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Three Ways to Change Your Parenting in the Teenage Years
Young children and teenagers have very different needs. "Wow. Ugh. That's amazing!" This is the usual wide-eyed response when people hear that I have four teenagers. Sometimes people grimace, like the mere thought of it...
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Adolescence is a significant developmental stage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood. It is characterised by an emerging sense of self-identity, exploration of personal interests, beliefs, values and goals, increased independence and autonomy beyond the family, growing responsibility, increased engagement in risk behaviours, emerging sexuality, amplified significance of peers, intensification of gender stereotypes, and shifting relationships with parents and caregivers. Adolescents seek increased independence and autonomy, which requires ongoing negotiation and compromise within the parent-child relationship.
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