S1. There’s nothing new in the idea that adolescence is a difficult period for everyone – the adolescents themselves, of course, as well as for their parents.
S6. This new knowledge, it is hoped, will help all of us
deal better with the difficult and often painful years of transition from
childhood to adulthood.
P. Quite simply, the two generations live worlds apart. Now,
psychologists are beginning to understand the biological basis for this eternal
conflict.
Q. Teenagers‘ brains really are different from those of
their parents and a fully adult brain may not develop until well after the
teenage years.
R. For their part, adolescents can‘t understand what their
parents are worried about; they find their tastes and responsible concerns
boring and outdated.
S. From an adult point of view, adolescents are difficult,
rebellious, irresponsible, often selfish and self-absorbed, prone to dangerous behavior
that risks their health, their life and their possibility of future happiness.
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