Coming of Age

The only book you need on adolescence—Coming of Age gets beneath the myths and stereotypes to reveal the real reasons why teens behave as they do, and how we can help them flourish in life.

What we experience during adolescence shapes us for life, but psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that too often we fear, dismiss, or even try to prevent aspects of it that are crucial to our development. Drawing on decades of psychological research and including profoundly moving interviews, Coming of Age gets beneath the recent myths and age-old stereotypes of adolescence to reveal the reasons why teens behave the way they do.

Above all, Foulkes shows that adolescents have an extraordinary capacity for resilience, empathy, and mutual support, and that even the most challenging encounters are part of an essential process of self-discovery.