Crossing Paths

by Wendy Steinberg, Laurence Steinberg

Overview

Adolescence is a difficult time for teenagers, but it can also be a troublesome time for their parents - a time of profound and even life-altering change.

Based on the findings of Dr. Steinberg's study of more than 200 families, Crossing Paths explores the emotional turmoil that a child's adolescence can initiate in parents and recommends practical ways to avoid or lessen that turmoil.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743205535
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	05/01/2000
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Laurence Steinberg, PhD, is considered to be the world’s leading authority on adolescence and young adulthood. He currently is the Distinguished University Professor and Laurel H. Carnell Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University. In addition to authoring the leading college textbook on adolescence, just published in its thirteenth edition, Larry has authored or coauthored nearly 500 scholarly articles on adolescence as well as seventeen books. His trade books include The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting, which has been translated into ten other languages; You and Your Adolescent; and most recently, Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence, which has been translated into seven other languages.

Table of Contents

Part I	Parents at Midlife	13
1	Crossing Paths	15
2	The Merricks	20
3	Parents in Crisis	31
4	The Teenager as Trigger	52
Part II	Emotional Responses	77
5	Jealousy	79
6	Abandonment	98
7	Loss	115
8	Powerlessness	131
9	Regret	148
Part III	Reverberations	165
10	The Spillover into Marriage	167
11	The Spillover into Work	187
12	The Spillover into Parenting	206
Part IV	Growth and Crisis at Midlife	227
13	Declining and Thriving at the Adolescent Transition	229
14	Opportunities for Growth and Crisis	249
	Notes	263
	Bibliography	271
	Index	275