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The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do

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The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do - Ponton, Lynn E
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A leading figure in adolescent psychiatry offers a provocative way of thinking about parenting teens. Explaining that risk taking is a natural part of adolescence, she shows that teenagers should be encouraged to take "good risks--like participating in competitive sports and creative projects--so that they don't feel the need to indulge in "bad risks" like substance abuse and unsafe sex.

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The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do 1998, Basic Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780465070763

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The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do 1997, Basic Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780465070756

Hardcover