Archive for October 6, 2017

An article I wrote for an upcoming (November/December) edition of Camping Magazine, “Door Number 3,”  discusses the rather circuitous route of adolescent identity formation, quoting – among others – Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage), the main character in the television series “The Wonder Years.” He once said, “Growing up doesn’t have to be so much a straight line as…

Several developmental prerogatives permeate the everyday adolescent experience: becoming more independent from parents and other adult caregivers; establishing deeper, more meaningful relationships with peers; and establishing an identity across multiple spheres, including personal, social, spiritual, sexual and, ultimately, vocational. Like overexcited game-show contestants vacillating between prizes, young people in the throes of forming an identity…