Why do they act that way? a survival guide to the adolescent brain, for you and your teen
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atria Paperback,
2014.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface to the second edition
- Making sense of adolescence
- A guided tour of their brain
- Why adolescents are impulsive
- Risky business : helping teens put on the brakes
- What we have here is a failure to communicate
- Stress and the teen brain
- Understanding male and female brains
- Love, sex, and the adolescent brain
- Monkey wrenches in the brain : alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
- Iteens : media and technology
- Food, exercise, and the story behind tired teens
- When things go wrong in the brain : adolescent mental illness
- Friends, peers, and identity
- The importance of connection and guidance
- In conclusion.
