Absorption Quote by Louise J. Kaplan

Though they themselves might be as surprised as their parents and teachers to hear it said, adolescents--these poignantly thin- skinned and vulnerable, passionate and…

— Louise J. Kaplan

Adolescents, for all their self-involvement, are emerging from the self-centeredness of childhood. Their perception of other people has more depth. They are better equipped…

— Terri E Apter

Adolescents swing from euphoric self-confidence and a kind of narcissistic strength in which they feel invulnerable and even immortal, to despair, self-emptiness, self-deprecation. At…

— Terri E Apter

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

“the “work” of adolescence—the testing of boundaries, the passion to explore what is unknown and exciting—can set the stage for the development of core…

— Daniel J. Siegel

The chief symptom of adolescence is a state of expectation, a tendency towards creative work, and a need for the strengthening of self-confidence. Suddenly,…

— Maria Montessori

Children are wonderfully confident in their own imaginations. Most of us lose this confidence as we grow up.

— Ken Robinson

One of the main tasks of adolescence is to achieve an identity--not necessarily a knowledge of who we are, but a clarification ofthe range…

— Anonymous

Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.

— Felix Bloch

In the teen years, we often confuse self-image with self-esteem. Teenagers are very influenced by the image others have of them. All sorts of…

— Deepak Chopra

The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself. . . . Love of…

— Louise J. Kaplan

Adolescence is usually typified by an unanswerable combination of innocence and insolence.

— Anonymous