| Teen 2.0: Saving Our Children and Families from the Torment of Adolescence Contributor(s): Epstein, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1884995594 ISBN-13: 9781884995590 Publisher: Quill Driver Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 Annotation: Arguing that adolescence is an unnecessary period of life that people are better off without, this groundbreaking study shows that teen confusion and hardships are caused by outmoded systems that were designed to destroy the continuum between childhood and adulthood. Documenting how teens are isolated from adults and are forced to look to their media-dominated peers for knowledge, this discussion contends that by infantilizing young people, society does irrevocable harm to their development and well-being. Instead, parents, teachers, employers, and others must rediscover the adults in young people by giving them authority and responsibility as soon as they exhibit readiness. Teens are highly capable--in some ways more than adults--and this landmark discussion offers paths for reaching and enhancing the competence in America's youth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adolescent - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Teenagers |
| Dewey: 155.5 |
| LCCN: 2009023658 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.80 lbs) 535 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: National Indie Excellence Awards, first prize in the Parenting and Family category Arguing that adolescence is an unnecessary period of life that people are better off without, this groundbreaking study shows that teen confusion and hardships are caused by outmoded systems that were designed to destroy the continuum between childhood and adulthood. Documenting how teens are isolated from adults and are forced to look to their media-dominated peers for knowledge, this discussion contends that by infantilizing young people, society does irrevocable harm to their development and well-being. Instead, parents, teachers, employers, and others must rediscover the adults in young people by giving them authority and responsibility as soon as they exhibit readiness. Teens are highly capable--in some ways more than adults--and this landmark discussion offers paths for reaching and enhancing the competence in America's youth. |