Nancy Darling is a Professor of Psychology at Oberlin College. For the past 25 years, she has studied how adolescents shape and are shaped by their social relationships. She has authored more than 50 scientific papers on teens’ relationships with parents, friends, romantic partners, and unrelated adults and has studied families in the US and in Chile, the Philippines, Italy, and Japan. Her current work focuses on how, why, and when adolescents lie to their parents, when it matters, and how parents can help shape better relationships with their kids and keep them out of trouble.
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Pearl McLeod
Pearl McLeod is an editorial contributor and content creator for Mindful.org, where she oversees web design, content migration, and article layout to ensure a seamless reader experience. A UC Berkeley student of history, sociology, and linguistics, she collaborates with authors, editors, and photographers to research and refine meditation and mindfulness content—from in-depth articles and news features to social media posts—bringing clear, evidence-based insights to help readers build a sustainable daily practice.
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