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Adolescence

According to the dictionary, the word "Adolescence" is the stage of youth; or maturity. And yet, if you really think about it, that definition merely touches the surface. Adolescence is that part of ones life that he or she will never forget because it plays a big role in the formation of who that person will become.
It is quite normal for parents to think they know their children; REALLY know their children. In fact what they know, in most cases, is their child's external behavior. Anything, which doesn't fit into the parent's idea of the child's character, is liable to be classified as an unexpected reaction or absurd behavior.
To know a child however, one must not judge him by his defects, or his virtues. To do this could lead to the child being classified by the parents in such a way as to make it difficult for them ever to abandon this view. Knowledge of a person's external behavior is a rather superficial kind of knowledge. It could lead parents to think of......

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