10.0: What Does Psychology Say?
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Twelve-year-old Madeleine checks her hair in the mirror one last time, grabs her belongings, and heads out to the car where her mother Cara is waiting. She asks her mother to please roll up the window, worried that a classmate might hear Cara’s outdated music. The car stops at the middle school entrance, and Madeleine quickly gathers her gear and jumps out. Cara calls, “I love you!” and Madeline sighs but offers the smallest smile on her face and a wave. Cara drives away, taking some comfort in the smile on her daughter’s face as Madeleine excitedly joins several friends entering the building. The friends are all wearing the same sneakers and carrying similar backpacks. On her drive to work, a mix of emotions and thoughts cross Cara’s mind:
This chapter explores the field of lifespan development’s perspectives and answers to these and many other everyday concerns of adolescence.