I spent the weekend in a skilled nursing center with my 95-year-old father, and I met a young person, James, who at age 26 has done more inspiring work than many of us will do in a lifetime. His story makes me wonder about a couple of things, the first of which is whether this slower path to adulthood might just be giving kids a little too much time to focus on themselves–and how we might transform this slower path into something more. Read the full post over at Psychology Today.
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Advance praise for Not Quite Adults
"Not Quite Adults is perhaps the most important contribution to date about the strange new life of America's twentysomethings. --Kay Hymowitz, author of "Manning Up" and contributing editor to City Journal
"This book proves it is possible to write an interesting book about a big social problem that reflects research while nonetheless being accessible to the American public." -- Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution
"Amid all the outcry over young people stuck in adultolescence and failing to launch comes this sensible portrait of a generation of almost-adults. --Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland
"Hopeful and challenging, this book is a must read for parents and policy makers alike." --Jane Isay, author of Walking on Eggshells.
"A provocative look at how a changing reality is transforming the transition to adulthood for a generation of Americans, and the implications of this transformation in today’s competitive world." -- Kirkus Review
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