All Grown Up & No Place to Go

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All Grown üp No Place to Go
Teenagers in Crisis David Elkind
Author of The Hunied Child
As every parent knows, raising teenagers isn't easy. But raising teenagers today is tougher than ever. In this new book from the author of THE HCJRRIED CHILD, psychologist David Elkind helps parents cope with the pressures facing today's adolescents and offers insightful advice that will help parents guide their teenagers through these turbulent years.
Today's teens are expected to confront adult challenge at an early age, without any preparation. The normal adolescent rituals have disappeared, their symbols and trappings usurped by younger children, leaving teens "all grown up with no place to go." The results speak for themselves: drastic increases in drug and alcohol abuse, psychological withdrawal, crime, and even suicide among teenagers.
CJsing case studies, research, and examples gathered from Elkind's own practice and travels, ALL GROWN UP AND MO PLACE TO GO maintains that today's... Tovább

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All Grown üp No Place to Go
Teenagers in Crisis David Elkind
Author of The Hunied Child
As every parent knows, raising teenagers isn't easy. But raising teenagers today is tougher than ever. In this new book from the author of THE HCJRRIED CHILD, psychologist David Elkind helps parents cope with the pressures facing today's adolescents and offers insightful advice that will help parents guide their teenagers through these turbulent years.
Today's teens are expected to confront adult challenge at an early age, without any preparation. The normal adolescent rituals have disappeared, their symbols and trappings usurped by younger children, leaving teens "all grown up with no place to go." The results speak for themselves: drastic increases in drug and alcohol abuse, psychological withdrawal, crime, and even suicide among teenagers.
CJsing case studies, research, and examples gathered from Elkind's own practice and travels, ALL GROWN UP AND MO PLACE TO GO maintains that today's teens suffer drastic repercussions because of today's social pressures. Teens are pressured into taking on adult responsibilities by parents more committed to their own self-fulfillment than to their children's. These parents of the "me generation" are often too quick to accept their teenagers' outward sophistication as a sign of emotional maturity. Teens' emotional needs are also neglected by a school system that is up-to-date in computer gadgetry and outdated in respect to individual attention. And the media, while often catering to teens in advertising, further exploit them by appealing to their vulnerability to peer pressure.
ALL GROWN ÜP AND NO PLACE TO GO is a book no parent should ignore. Offering the same kind of reasoned advice that made THE HÜRRIED CHILD a national best seller, it gives parents the tools to cope with the problems of teenagers of today . . . and help them become the responsible adults of tomorrow.
David Elkind is a Professor of Child Study at Tufts University. He is the author of THE HURRIED CHILD (1981). Vissza