preadolescence
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Even among conservatories, it is exceptional, with a wide age range — from preadolescence to post-baccalaureate adulthood — and a personalized approach, of schedules and repertoire, for musicians who live almost entirely for their art.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
"It seems like wherever you had your developmental life preadolescence and adolescence tends to be where your thermostat is tuned."
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
When McEnroe launched his partnership with the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center in 2010, he said he wanted to challenge the industry orthodoxy that called for full immersion in the sport from preadolescence on.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2013
Gothel knows the secret that many American parents act out but are slow to acknowledge: that confining their teens in enforced preadolescence helps them feel younger too.
From Time ● Dec. 1, 2010
The same principles should carry over into the intermediate, or preadolescence, age.
From How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by Betts, George Herbert
