Citation

Morgan J. Lancet Child Adolesc. Health 2019; 3(5): 300.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30090-2

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Adolescence is a complex transition from childhood to adulthood: the onset of puberty
sees substantial biological growth and development, but the biochemical and psychological
changes are more challenging and less visible. These changes can overwhelm and affect
an adolescent's sense of where they fit into the world. Resulting behaviours and unpredictable
emotional responses are confusing, but inevitably destabilise the family dynamic,
even taking relationships to their breaking point. Could this be attributed to normal
adolescent development, or could it be something else? Florian Zeller's new play The
Son completes his family trilogy (with The Mother and The Father), to question where
a line can be drawn and where it may be crossed.

Language: en