Teens feel most successful when they see their accomplishments reflected in the eyes of the people who matter most to them, such as parents, teachers, close peers, and special relatives. Those who feel fundamentally different from their families or classmates, however, such as those who live to act, dance, or sing, but aren’t interested in academics, or creative sorts who write poetry, sculpt, or draw cartoons, but shy away from reading books and writing research papers, may find it hard to get that affirmation.
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