Adolescence Quote by Jane Ridley

“Before the 20th century, there was no such thing as “teenagers.” There were children and adults, and the goal of the former was to…

— Joel Hilliker

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast…

— Helene Deutsch

“...the changes during adolescence are not something to just get through; they are qualities we actually need to hold on to in order to…

— Daniel J. Siegel

Adolescence is a time of active deconstruction, construction, reconstruction--a period in which past, present, and future are rewoven and strung together on the threads…

— Louise J. Kaplan

“Adolescence--the time when teens begin to do things adults do--now happens later. Thirteen-year-olds--and even 18-year-olds-- are less likely to act like adults and spend…

— Jean M. Twenge

Adolescence is a twentieth-century invention most parents approach with dread and look back on with the relief of survivors.

— Faye Moskowitz

Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to…

— Louise J. Kaplan

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

— Louise J. Kaplan

I feel that adolescence has served its purpose when a person arrives at adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability to relate…

— Virginia Satir

Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.

— G. Stanley Hall

Adolescence has been recognised as a stage of human development since medieval times--long, long before the industrial revolution--and, as it is now, has long…

— Terri E Apter

Adolescence is the most Technicolor time in our lives. It's the time when adulthood is new and we care most about it. It contains…

— Ned Vizzini