Coming of Age

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Adolescence is the most dramatic and formative period of our lives. At times thrilling, occasionally traumatic, it is when we become who we are, when the smallest things can have life-long effects. But it is also full of contradictions, making it bewildering to live through and widely misunderstood. We may struggle to connect with the adolescents in our lives, but most of us have yet to come to terms with our own adolescence and how it has shaped us. In this expert, empowering book, Lucy Foulkes draws on the latest research and in-depth interviews to demystify adolescent behaviours – friendship, risk-taking, sex, love, bullying and more – and expose the surprising and often moving reality.

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‘Brilliant’ PANDORA SYKES
‘Myth-busting, eye-opening’ GUARDIAN
‘Fascinating, moving … clear-eyed’ DAILY MAIL
‘Reveals adolescence’s unwritten rules’ JO BRAND

Why do teenagers act as they do?

What we experience during adolescence shapes us for life, but psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that too often we fear, dismiss or even try to prevent aspects of it that are crucial to our development. Drawing on decades of psychological research, and including profoundly moving interviews, Coming of Age gets beneath the recent myths and age-old stereotypes of adolescence to reveal the real reasons why teens behave the way they do.

Above all, Foulkes shows that adolescents have an extraordinary capacity for resilience, empathy and mutual support, and that even the most challenging encounters are part of an essential process of self-discovery.

‘Excellent and insightful … Foulkes is steeped in knowledge about, as well as respect for, teenage life’ OBSERVER
‘A wonderful and deeply moving book’ MARK HADDON
‘Shows how today’s adolescents can be helped to flourish in life’ DR GAVIN FRANCIS, author of Adventures in Human Being

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Weight 173 g
Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 1.4 cm
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Paperback
Pages

224
Language

English
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Dewey

155.5 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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