Parting with childhood. The cold shoulder -- Allergic to questions -- Surprisingly mean -- The swimming pool -- Totally competent, except for when she's not -- Blooming, reluctantly -- Smoke without fire -- Parting with childhood: when to worry. The female Peter Pan ; Rushing into adulthood -- Joining a new tribe. The pull of the popular -- Tribal warfare -- Frenemies -- If your tribe jumped off a bridge ... -- When tribes need elders -- Social (media) skills -- Joining a new tribe: when to worry. Social isolation ; Being bullied ; Being a bully -- Harnessing emotions. You: the emotional dumping ground -- I'm upset, now you're upset -- Befriending distress -- Catalytic reactions -- Coping by posting -- How to become an accidental helicopter parent -- Harnessing emotions: when to worry. Recognizing adolescent mood and anxiety disorders ; Self-destructive coping -- Contending with adult authority. Seeing behind the curtain -- The end of "Because I said so" -- Framing danger -- Rupture and repair -- Crazy spots -- Adults with faults -- Holding the line -- Contending with adult authority: when to worry. Too good to be true ; Constantly contending ; Adults contending with each other -- Planning for the future. Impulses, meet the Internet -- The road to the future: who drives? -- Making the grade -- Tense about tests -- Planning for next week -- Dealing with disappointment -- Planning for the future: when to worry. All plan and no play ; No plan in sight -- Entering the romantic world. A dream deferred -- A match made in a marketing meeting -- Offering some perspective -- The inner compass -- Dating for credit -- Being gay: the slur and the reality -- Entering the romantic world: when to worry. The tributaries and the lake ; April-June romances -- Caring for herself. Nodding without listening -- Girls, food, and weight -- Sleep vs. technology -- Getting real about drinking -- Straight talk about drugs -- Sex and its risks -- Caring for herself: when to worry. Eating disorders ; Not ready to launch.