A Joosr Guide to... The Teenage Brain by Frances Jensen: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

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It used to be thought that the teenager's brain was identical to the adult brain, just with a little less experience of the world. However, we now know that the brain of a teenager is wired very differently, and learning how it functions can help you guide your teen (and yourself) through potentially turbulent times.

The Teenage Brain first explores factually the physiology of the teenage brain, and then examines issues and factors particularly relevant to this. These include decision-making abilities, the importance of sleep, and the teenage susceptibility to addiction. For each area there are practical suggestions for the best ways in which parents can offer support.

You will learn:

· How the teenage brain is wired and how this affects their behavior

· The ways in which you can best communicate with your teenager

· How to help your child navigate the teen years and emerge as a healthy adult.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Jun 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781785673467

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What’s it about?

Is the notion of the teenager a social construct, etched into the collective conscience by iconic movies such as Rebel Without a Cause, The Breakfast Club, and Gregory’s Girl? Parents would likely argue not, especially those who are currently experiencing typical teen behavior firsthand. If your previously happy-go-lucky daughter now spends hours talking behind closed doors with today’s best friend, and your son’s bedroom carpet has become an unofficial laundry basket, the teenage years will likely have become so very real for you.

Chances are you view your own teenage years as very different to those of your children. You were not texting or playing games on your Xbox late into the night, nor living in Camp Information Overload. So how are we to get into the minds of our own teenagers, and prevent our lives from becoming entwined in a series of cross-generational battles and emotional meltdowns?

If you want to support your child through the teenage years, you need to not only understand the charms and challenges of the teenage brain, but the very best ways in which you can interact with that brain. This means using your own brain in order to understand that of