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Editorial
. 2023 Oct;62(10):1083-1085.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.05.007. Epub 2023 Jun 19.

Teleological Perspectives in Child and Adolescent Development

Schuyler W Henderson  1
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Teleological Perspectives in Child and Adolescent Development

Schuyler W Henderson. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

The way adults think about children is of enormous consequence. Around the world, adults are "in charge" of children, claiming responsibility for their safety and lives. This may seem natural and intuitive, but adult concepts of youth, including in the sciences of development, can lead to a worldview in which the adult is seen as better, more important, more complex, and more valuable than the child.1.

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