Publisher's Synopsis
"Simply the best book I have ever read about adolescence. . . With gentle wisdom, Steinberg guides us through truly novel findings on what happens during adolescence and tells us how, as parents and teachers, we should change our ways." - Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph. D., author of The Optimistic Child
"If you need to understand adolescents-whether your own or anyone else's-you must read this book . . . Steinberg explains why most of our presumptions about adolescence are dead wrong and reveals the truth about this exciting and unnerving stage of life."-Jennifer Senior, author of All Joy and No Fun
"A fascinating book [that] parents and teachers ought to read."-Atlanta Journal Constitution
"This book belongs on the shelf of every parent, teacher, youth worker, counselor, judge-heck, anyone interested in pre-teens and teenagers."-David Walsh, Ph.D., author of Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
