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5 Facts About the Importance of Caring Adults During Our Adolescent Years

March 30, 2022 | Filed in: Fact Sheet

As we mature during adolescence, exercising more responsibility and personal agency, we become less physically dependent on adult caregivers. Yet parents and other caring adults remain as important to our healthy development as when we were younger. Below are five fast facts about the important role parents and other caring adults continue to play throughout our adolescent years. Secure and…

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Supporting Positive Development for LGBTQ Youth

June 2, 2021 | Filed in: Fact Sheet

Research-based information about helping LGBTQ youth thrive

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6 Fast Facts About Adolescent Development

August 29, 2019 | Filed in: Fact Sheet

Rapid social learning, increased sensitivity to respect, and a drive toward new experiences are just a few of the factors that make adolescence a key window of opportunity. We review these research-based factors and a few more in this quick overview.

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What the Science Tells Us About Parenting an Adolescent

August 23, 2019 | Filed in: Fact Sheet

Understanding how parental influence shifts in adolescence can help parents, youth-serving professionals, and policymakers support families in ways that bolster the well-being of young people as they transition from childhood to adulthood. Note: This overview focuses on “parents” because most research on adolescent-family relationships has studied mothers and fathers. However, the findings are…

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