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...From: Robert Epstein Sent...
...matter. Epstein is quite good at promoting himself. His new book carries blurbs from such diverse figures as George Will and Mariel Hemingway. In 2002, Epstein wrote an article for Psychology Today announcing he was trying to find a woman-a perfect stranger-to fall in love with. He said he wanted to challenge "the vexing myth... that the One is out there for everyone." Instead, he argued that any two people can learn to love each other through deliberation and counseling. A media frenzy ensued, and CBS' Early Show had Epstein on several times-including with the woman...
...last few weeks, as I prepared to review The Case Against Adolescence, Epstein and I engaged in a sometimes heated online debate about whether teens are truly in turmoil. I think the evidence (summarized in my current review and also here) is quite clear: American teens are flourishing. Epstein has a different view. You can decide for yourself. Here are some (highly condensed and edited) excerpts from our more entertaining e-mails. Geek alert: if statistics make your eyes hurt, now's a great time to stop reading...
...From: Robert Epstein Sent...
...statistics look encouraging, but you're missing the larger picture. I'm guessing-and please correct me if I'm wrong-that you don't have much regular contact with parents or teens. I've been having such contact fairly regularly for a very long time (Epstein is the father of four). It's rare for a parent of an American teen to feel calm about the teen years, and many parents are deeply traumatized...