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Parents gasp and clap in excitement as they witness their toddlers' first steps, or hear them babble their first words. Children's first day of school, their first piano recital, and their first soccer game, can cause parents to beam with pride. However, similar developmental milestones during their children's transition into adulthood are much less welcome. This transitional period, from childhood to adulthood, is called Adolescence and spans the ages of 12-24 years old. During adolescence the desire for independence and autonomy increase, and parents usually find themselves much less thrilled with the developmental indicators of this increasing maturity. Instead of beaming with pride when their teens qu... Continue Reading This Article
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