Teens aren't just risk machines – there's a method to their madness
- Written by Jessica Flannery, Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, University of Oregon
Just because everyone else is doing it...Shane Pope, CC BY
You know the conventional wisdom: Adolescents are impulsive by nature, like bombs ready to go off at the most minor trigger. Parents feel they must cross their fingers and hope no one lights the fuse that will lead to an explosion. Adults often try restricting and monitoring teens’...
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