adolescence

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Social media has poisoned adolescence, and digital technology has widened the gulf between children and parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

During adolescence, the body's internal clock naturally shifts later, meaning teenagers tend to feel alert later at night than adults do.

From Science Daily

Early successes in helping define and popularize the personal computer were followed by a troubled adolescence that almost proved fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has long been argued there is a similar phenomenon seen in adolescence as the brain matures from childhood to adulthood, she says.

From BBC

But the author’s sympathies extend well beyond the girls to the stalwart, fiercely protective aunt and grandmother who raise them, plus the many people who help shape their late adolescence and early adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal