Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute
- Written by Andrew J. Fuligni, Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Harnessing adolescents’ readiness to help can be good for them and their communities.YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock.com
No longer children but not yet adults, adolescents need opportunities to learn and prepare for their entrance into the broader society. But, as schooling increasingly extends the adolescent period and teenagers get...
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