Drawing on a decade of psychological research Coming of Age gets beneath the recent myths and ageold stereotypes of adolescence to reveal the real reasons why teens behave as they do.Fascinating moving... cleareyed unerringly sensible... there is insight and kindness throughout this book Daily MailWhy do teens take risks What is it that makes them anxious How do they think about sex love bullying and friendship Adolescence is often difficult and it shapes us for life but psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that too often we fear dismiss or even try to prevent aspect of it that are crucial to our development. Overturning many mistaken assumptions she shows that apparent recklessness is usually calculated that teenagers are socially conservative as much as rebellious that being popular can be just as hard as being lonely and that selfconsciousness and sensationseeking are not just normal but useful.