risk-taking (psychology) in adolescence

Chelsea Spain, tired of her father's harsh rules, decides to take some risks with her life, but when her immature friends start egging her on more and more, she is not sure every temptation is worth it.

A collection of true stories from teens who made impulsive decisions that ultimately changed their lives.

Chelsea Spain, tired of her father's harsh rules, decides to take some risks with her life, but when her immature friends start egging her on more and more, she is not sure every temptation is worth it.

Chelsea Spain, tired of her father's harsh rules, decides to take some risks with her life, but when her immature friends start egging her on more and more, she is not sure every temptation is worth it.

Discusses the value of taking risks and different kinds of risk-taking, both good and bad, and offers advice on and examples of this type of behavior and how to learn from both successes and mistakes.

Presents a memoir in which Steven Church recalls his childhood and youth in Lawrence, Kansas, discussing his obsession with the "Guinness Book of World Records," his imaginative theories on the motivations of the record holders, and his own attempts to find his place between his larger-than-life brother and father.

Argues that teen risk taking is a positive testing process whereby challenge and risk are the primary tools adolescents use to find out who they are and determine who they will become. Uses case studies of several teens to present this theory.

Offers parents advice on how to help their children avoid the dangers of peer pressure, drinking, smoking, sex, and drugs.

A collection of true stories from teens who made impulsive decisions that ultimately changed their lives.