ABSTRACT
Immaturity is an essential element of health at adolescence. There is only one cure for immaturity and that is the passage of time and the growth into maturity that time may bring. Immaturity is a precious part of the adolescent scene. The silence of adolescents is perhaps one of the most troubling aspects of the experience of their parents. There can seem to be an insurmountable wall between the two, which can be puzzling and infuriating to both sides as they struggle with their incomprehension. A mid-adolescent came for help expressing a feeling of a lack of confidence and fear when in the presence of other people and a sense that others in his family were false and contemptible. His lack of confidence expressed itself in his feeling that others looked down on him, and in particular he was very anxious about what girls felt about him.
