Parenting 1: The developing (tween-teen) brain
I have been invited to do a series of short segments for CMS parents and teens. So – I’m sharing with you. Here’s the first. Recent research confirms what many of us have known intuitively, the brain in children and teenagers is a work in progress. This doesn’t imply that the teen brain is less efficient than adult brains, in fact the opposite is probably true. It means that the parts are maturing at different rates and the very rapidity of change makes the brain exquisitely sensitive to both internal emotions and external influences. What happens? An extensive remodelling,...
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