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Why today's teens aren't in any hurry to grow up

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
imageIn the past, kids couldn't wait to get their driver's licenses. Now? Not so much.Jenn Huls

Teens aren’t what they used to be.

The teen pregnancy rate has reached an all-time low. Fewer teens are drinking alcohol, having sex or working part-time jobs. And as I found in a newly released analysis of seven large surveys, teens are also now less...

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