You and Your Adolescent, New and Revised edition The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25

"Relax! The horror stories you have heard about adolescence are false."This is Dr. Laurence Steinberg's reassuring message to parents in this newly revised edition of his classic bookYou and Your Adolescent, whichPublishers Weeklysays is "filled with solid advice for the parents of adolescents." Among the new topics in this updated edition:*An expanded definition of adolescence to age 25, recognizing that college graduates often remain dependent on their parents for an extended period, creating a new parent-child dynamic*A discussion of social media that addresses whether parents of preteens and young teens should monitor use of these new communication tools*What new research into the adolescent brain tells us about teenage behaviorAs Dr. Steinberg writes, "Most books written for parents of teenagers were survival guides (many still are). Nowadays, adolescence is too long15 years in some familiesfor mere survival. Knowledge, not fortitude, is what today's parents need. That's where this book comes in."

Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., is the Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. He is an internationally renowned expert on psychological development during adolescence and a former president of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Research on Adolescence. He is the author of many articles and essays on adolescence.