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Music from the Mountains

Music from the Mountains

Music has always been an integral part of my family. Instead of gathering around a TV at holiday functions, we circled up in the living room, our respective instruments in…

We hate to see our kids suffer and be in pain, but pain is a feature to learn from. What young people need is the chance to struggle with challenges. We need to let them be adults.

— Joseph Allen (Col '80), professor of psychology and director of clinical training at U.Va. He and his wife, Claudia Worrell Allen (Grad '96), are coauthors of a new book, “Escaping the Endless Adolescence.’’MORE QUOTES »