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"The word teenager has been around for less than seventy years. "Prior to the early twentieth century and, really, throughout history, people were either children or adults.  Family and work work were the primary occupations of the group we now call teenagers.  In fact, in 1900 only one out of ten American young people between fourteen and seventeen years old attended high school.... "So what was it like to be a teen back then, before the idea of teens even existed?  Good question.  To answer it, we'd like to introduce you to three young people from different times in America's past.  Their names are George, David, and Clara. "George was born in northern Virginia in 1732 to a middle-class family.  When he was eleven years old, he lost his father.  Even though his peers never considered him very bright, he applied himself to his studies and mastered geometry, trigonometry, and surveying (think algebra and calculus) by the time he was...

"As you wonder about your own childhood, you might ask yourself if any of the following happened when you were a child: Was I frequently left alone to play by myself? Was I taken out as a show item and then put away when no longer needed? Was I expected to meet the needs of my caregivers more than my own needs? Was I expected to manage my caregivers' emotional world or self esteem? Was I expected to stay young, cute, and dependent? Was I expected to grow up quickly, act self-sufficient, and not be a problem? Were my caregivers sensitive to my needs or did they frequently misread me? "Before we go further, I want to clarify that this snapshot of your childhood is not about whether or not you were loved by your parents.  I don't want to give the impression I'm talking about love.  what I'm describing has less to do with love and more to do with safety and security and the underlying attitudes we bring to a relationship." - Stan Tatkin, ...