Parenting an adolescent is like the shortsighted leading the blind. The adolescent is “blind” because she or he has never grown this way before, and parents are “shortsighted” because most of what ...

Adolescence marks a pivotal phase in which cognitive capacities such as working memory, inhibitory control and decision-making refine towards adult levels. Underlying these advances are dynamic ...

Adolescence breaks the spell. What spell? The enchantment of childhood - of parents entranced by the child and of the child's adoration of parents. At the beginning of their relationship parents feel ...

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings in a new ...