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A “wonderfully innovative” (Jennifer Senior, New York Times bestseller All Joy and No Fun), much-needed guide for parents of people in their twenties and thirties from one of the world’s leading developmental psychologists.Your child is now an adult, but your job as a parent is far from over. Instea... Read More about You and Your Adult Child: How to Grow Together in Challenging Times

A much-needed guide for parents of people in their twenties and thirties from one of the world’s leading developmental psychologists.Your child is now an adult, but your job as a parent is far from over. Instead, your role must evolve to meet their ongoing, changing needs. But what exactly are these... Read More about You and Your Adult Child: How to Grow Together in Challenging Times

“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 Optimisti... Read More about Age Of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence

Most parents do a pretty good job of raising kids, says psychologist Laurence Steinberg, but truly effective parenting means not just relying on natural instincts but also on knowing what works and why. In The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Dr. Steinberg distills decades of research into a ... Read More about The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting

One of the foremost authorities on adolescence provides parents with an authoritative, reassuring guidebook to this challenging period of development.“Relax! The horror stories you have heard about adolescence are false.” This is Dr. Laurence Steinberg’s reassuring message to parents in this newly r... Read More about You and Your Adolescent, New and Revised edition: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25

A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids. Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argues... Read More about Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence