Laurence Steinberg

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    What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and no involvement in decision-making. . . . Involving the adolescent in decisions doesn’t mean that you are giving up your authority. It means acknowledging that the teenager is growing up and has the right to participate in decisions that affect his or her life.
    Laurence Steinberg (20th century)

    Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,
    Whah de branch’ll go a-singin’ as it pass.
    —Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)

    Adolescents sometimes say...”My friends listen to me, but my parents only hear me talk.” Often they are right. Familiarity breeds inattention.
    —Laurence Steinberg (20th century)