{"product_id":"9780544570290","title":"Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Simply the best book I have ever read about adolescence. . . With gentle wisdom, Steinberg guides us through truly novel findings on what happens during adolescence and tells us how, as parents and teachers, we should change our ways.” — Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph. D., author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Optimistic Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argues, this makes these years the key period in determining individuals’ life outcomes, demanding that we change the way we parent, educate, and understand young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAge of Opportunity,\u003c\/i\u003e Steinberg leads readers through a host of new findings — including groundbreaking original research — that reveal what the new timetable of adolescence means for parenting 13-year-olds (who may look more mature than they really are) versus 20-somethings (who may not be floundering even when it looks like they are). He also explains how the plasticity of the adolescent brain, rivaling that of years 0 through 3, suggests new strategies for instilling self-control during the teenage years. Packed with useful knowledge, \u003ci\u003eAge of Opportunity \u003c\/i\u003eis a sweeping book in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eReviving Ophelia,\u003c\/i\u003e and an essential guide for parents and educators of teenagers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026362679536,"sku":"9780544570290","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544570290_p0.jpg?v=1763712562","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544570290","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}