Screen LibraryInside the teenage brain：parenting a work in progress
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Rowman & Littlefield Education,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Md. |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 137 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781607091189 (cloth : alk. paper) 1607091186 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781607091202 (electronic) 1607091208 (electronic) |
| Index Number: | C913 |
| CLC: | C913.11 |
| Call Number: | C913.11/F299 |
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Includes discussion questions. Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132) and index. The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Parenting styles : what kind of parent are you? -- Strategies that work and don't work with teenagers -- The unique teen mind -- Social life : the teen scene -- Surviving your teenager's emotions -- Physical changes : under construction -- Getting an education -- The family rules -- Technology : the medium and the message -- Teens at risk -- Parenting the teenage brain book club. "Teenagers are perplexing, intriguing, and spirited creatures. In an attempt to discover the secrets to their thoughts and actions, parents have tried talking, cajoling, and begging them for answers. The result has usually been just more confusion. But new and exciting light is being shed on these mysterious young adults. What was once thought to be hormones run amuck can now be explained with modern medical technology. MRI and PET scans view the human brain while it is alive and functioning. To no one's surprise, the teenage brain is under heavy construction! These discoveries are helping p |