Carl Pickhardt, author of Who Stole My Child?

Topic: Parenting through the four stages of adolescence.

Issues: What is an adolescent? Early adolescence (ages 9-13), which is marked by resistance and conflict, disorganization, and distractibility; Mid-adolescence (13-15), marked by puberty, vulnerability, peers, intense friendships, and social life; Late adolescence (15-18), marked by risk-taking, dating and romance, substance abuse, and the Internet; and Trial independence (18-23), marked by graduation, separation, stress, self-discipline, and independence.