The Teenage Brain
A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
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Laurence Bouvard
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Amy Ellis Nutt
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Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable.
We used to think that erratic teenage behaviour was due to a sudden surge in hormones, but modern neuroscience shows us that this isn’t true. The Teenage Brain is a journey through the new discoveries that show us exactly what happens to the brain in this crucial period, how it dictates teenagers’ behaviour, and how the experiences of our teenage years are what shape our attitudes, and often our happiness in later life.
Many of our ideas about our growing brains are completely re-written. They don’t stop developing at the end of our teens – they keep adapting until we are in our mid-twenties. They are wired back to front, with the most important parts, the parts that we associate with good judgement, concentration, organization and emotional and behavioural control being connected last of all.
The Teenage brain is a powerful animal primed for learning, but this creates problems. Addiction is a form of learning, and Frances Jensen, Professor of Pediatric Neurology at the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School reveals exactly what lies behind all aspects of teenage behaviour and its lasting effects – from drugs, lack of sleep and smoking to multi-tasking and stress.
As a mother and a scientist, Professor Jensen offers both exciting science and practical suggestions for how parents, teens and schools can help teenagers weather the storms of adolescence, and get the most out of their incredible brains.
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"Jensen has brilliantly translated academic science and clinical studies into easily understandable chapters to highlight the many changes in connections and plasticity of the brain. The book is a ‘must read' for parents, teachers, school nurses, and many others who live with or interact with teens. Understanding the susceptibility of the brain to drugs and stressors is not presented as an excuse but rather as a new framework for readers to approach parenting or teaching with more science and more evidence-based, practical advice." (S. Jean Emans, MD. Chief, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Professor of Paediatrics, Harvard Medical School)
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- 11-05-21
Too much on the American Law system
I found this a very useful listen and helps me understand where my 15 year old son is coming from.
Only down side a little bit too much on the major negative effects and how unfair the American legal system is when it comes to the teenage brain.
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- Karo
- 12-06-18
very informative for parents and educators
I enjoy reading this book and feel like I have learnt a few things. I would recommend it
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- KM
- 07-06-23
Informative but too long winded
Lots of informative nuggets that are very useful to know, but way too much scientific information that’s not necessary unless you’re a neuroscientist or someone super scientific who enjoys extremely detailed and lengthy explanations.
Book could have been half the length / summarised a lot more clearly and each chapter should have had an end of chapter summary / recap which would have been very helpful.
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- ruolan zheng
- 09-02-20
interesting and informative
A interesting book to listen when driving to work. it helps to explain some teen behaviours we observed in our life.
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- fiona
- 01-03-15
Super Information
I thought that I knew a lot about teenagers - this audiobook confirmed that many of my ideas were incorrect. Excellent book, I'll recommend it to all my friends with teenagers
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- Chris Taylor
- 07-10-19
Ah !! So THAT's what going on in his head !!!
Whilst sometimes going into detailed neuroscience on occasion, I thought this was a really good book to help me understand my son a bit more. Well read, some good examples of situations. Worth while reading \ listening to
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- Dragon_Abroad
- 21-12-21
wow
This book made me want to bubble wrap my child and lock her in her room so that she doesn't die or become stupid from the myriad of things that can negatively affect teens.
There's a lot of brain biology and extreme examples of how things can go wrong. I am both alarmed and educated.
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- E.Millet
- 21-11-23
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Some interesting parts but the Narrator constantly doing ‘voices’ is annoying. Also the Author hasn’t done her research into the UK education system so ignore that whole part!
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- Jean
- 09-09-24
Fairly interesting but out of date in 2024
The science of the brain I found fairly interesting but the chapters on tech need updating. The world of teens has long moved on from Facebook and texts and I found the line of ‘take tech off them’ frustrating - that’s not the reality for teens these days, parents need help with how to manage it not be told to block access completely, that’s not realistic and doesn’t reflect the world our teens will live in as adults. There were a few odd inaccuracies (the author talks about all English children sitting a universal examination age 11 which isn’t the case) and I found lots and lots of warning stories about suicide, self-harm, substance abuse and addiction rather waring by the end because this wasn’t balanced by practical advice on what to do, how to help, other than try to keep talking to your teen and hope they hear you.
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- Joanne
- 05-12-21
Raising and teenager, definitely requires more understanding
Having raised one teenager now young man so smoothly nothing prepared me for raising my Daughter through these years.
This book has been so insightful and helped me understand how our brains develop.
I will definitely be using this information to help explain to her why she’s making some tricky mistakes.
Interestingly looking back at my sons years he struggled with uni life and taking a year out helped him mature and find his way.
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