Young Americans

American kids and their parents navigating the twenty-first century.
by David Anderegg

On the (Red) Carpet

By David Anderegg, Ph.D. on June 5, 2008 in Young Americans

Ever been to a prom walk-in? The event in which seniors get their names announced and then walk in to their proms on a red carpet...behind ropes? While their sad, desperate middle-aged parents play the part of sad, desperate middle-aged paparazzi at the Academy Awards? And did it creep you out? Read More

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David Anderegg

David Anderegg, Ph.D., is a clinical and developmental psychologist on the faculty of Bennington College and a child therapist in private practice in Lenox, Massachusetts.

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