Why Is Early Adolescence a Time During Which Parents' Knowledge

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why is early adolescence a time during which parents' knowledge of their adolescent's behavior declines?

• A) Parents are less likely to supervise their adolescent children during this period.
• B) Adolescents become less likely to spontaneously disclose information to their parents.
• C) Both A and B are true.
• D) Neither A nor B is true. Parents are more likely to be privy to their child's behavior and whereabouts during early adolescence than earlier and later time-points.