The Romance Of Risk: Why Teenagers Do The Things They Do

by Lynn E. Ponton

Distinguishes between healthy and destructive risk-taking behavior in teens and offers possible reasons for the latter

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Shavon Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for anyone with kids. Really does help to understand how to parent teenagers.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book includes numerous profiles of teenagers whose risk-taking behavior seems, on the surface, to be unexplainable. The author explains the role of risk-taking as a necessary component of social growth. This book caused me to ponder my own highly sheltered adolescence, and wonder if my situation caused later problems. An interesting book.

[Ken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Case studies of teenagers and why thy do the things they do. It is about the risks that we all take as teenagers and how to understand why and what to do.