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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Báñez Tello, Tomasa author 2018-09-13T10:58:58Z 2018-09-13T10:58:58Z 2017-05-01 2018-09-13T10:58:59Z Adopted children's arrival at adolescence is an object of interest and concern among researchers, professionals, and politicians. In this article, I offer an analysis of parental talk among 24 families about their concerns related to their transnationally adopted teens. The majority of the adoptive parents reported having concerns about their children, which they attributed to their children's entry into adolescence and their children's inherent personality traits. In this article, I focus on the first of these attributions, which places the ''blame'' on adolescence. I do this from a perspective integrating a theoretical view from social anthropology that analyzes social discourses and a more applied view from social work that explores how these discourses influence family practices. The results of this analysis can guide family and professional practices and public policies on adoption. Adopció Adolescència Famílies adoptives Adoption Adolescence Stepfamilies 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens