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Emily Davis, a high-school student photographer whose subjects include girls posed to look dead, speaks thoughtfully of her art: "I want my work to be more than pretty. Artistic expression can be frightening to people. But my art is who i am." If you are the parent of a budding artist like Emily, you may find that as she enters adolescence, her art takes a disturbing turn. Her paintings, photographs, or sculptures may become aggressive, overfly sexual, or downright scary. Should you hide your feelings or be straightforward about your reactions to her work? Can her interest in art that's disturbing be healthy?

Most of the time, the answer to that question is, "yes." Girls don't often set out to shock us with their art. They're simply trying to make sense of intensely felt experiences. Lucy Randles, director of the Young Artists Program at Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville, acknowledges that many of us find it difficult to accept our daughters' artwork. "Most parents,"......

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