The Myth of Maturity
What Teenagers Need from Parents to Become Adults
Published on 20. May 2015
288 pages
978-0-393-28575-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Parents and young adults alike should benefit from the advice in Apter's insightful book."—Washington Post
What do young people at the threshold of adulthood really need and want? Why do so many responsible and motivated teenagers become young adults who are still dependent, financially and emotionally, on their parents? Why are many young people today so quick to leave childhood behind, but so slow to become adults? In this wise and compassionate book, Terri Apter debunks outdated and misguided ideas about maturity: Acting in the name of love, many parents withdraw emotional or practical support, thinking it best for a son or daughter to solve his or her own problems—even to suffer alone the consequences of mistakes. Apter shows us that young adults actually need a parent's guidance and support, while also requiring respect and independence. Based on carefully observed case studies and current research, this book describes how we can support young people through a crucial stage in their development.More details
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Terri Apter is a writer, psychologist, and retired Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Her ten books include The Sister Knot, Difficult Mothers, and What Do You Want from Me? She lives in Cambridge, England.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction: Life on One's Own
- One: First Solo Flight
- Two: Forming Identities
- Three: Making Choices
- Four: Emotional Educations
- Five: The Pressure of Great Expectations
- Six: Foothold in the Adult World
- Seven: Thresholders on the Fast Track
- Eight: Shortcuts to Maturity: Thresholder Marriages
- Nine: Thresholders in a Material World: Managing Money
- Ten: Closing the Door: Suicide and Self-Harm during the Threshold Years
- Eleven: Crossing the Threshold
- End Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Also by Terri Apter
- Copyright
