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The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about Our Kids
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8900835
EAN: 9780385721608
ISBN: 0385721609
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: September 14, 2004
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: September 14, 2004
Studio: Anchor
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Editorial Review:
For anyone who has ever puzzled over the mysterious and often infuriating behavior of a teenager comes a groundbreaking look at the teenage brain written by the medical science and health editor for The New York Times. While many members of the scientific community have long held that the growing pains of adolescence are primarily psychological, Barbara Strauch highlights the physical nature of the transformation, offering parents and educators a new perspective on erratic teenage behavior. Using plain language, Strauch draws upon the latest scientific discoveries to make the case that the changes the brain goes through during adolescence are as dramatic and crucial as those that take place in the first two years of life, and that teenagers are not entirely responsible for their sullen, rebellious, and moody ways. Featuring interviews with scientists, teenagers, parents, and teachers, The Primal Teen explores common challenges–why teens go from articulate and mature one day to morose and unreachable the next, why they engage in risky behavior–and offers practical strategies to help manage these formative and often difficult years.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Why do teens do what they do
WOW. Did you ever wonder why teens do crazy things? We as adults are many times perplexed as to some of the things our teens do. We think "Don't they know better?" My daughter used to spend time doing homework and then not turn it in the next day. When asked why she did not turn the work in, she would reply "i don't know" I could not fathom this. After reading this book it makes so much more sense. As a counselor at a high school, I am amazed at what teens do. I now have some idea and it makes sense. ... Read More
Rating:  - Yet Another Ridiculous Parenting Book
The is yet another book premised on the assumption that your teen (or child) is some kind of alien. Remember -- you were once a child and a teen yourself, and your child will eventually be an adult, and maybe even a parent. Just relate to your child as a person, and forget about this book.
Rating: - A must-read for every parent!
As parents of teens, we tend to think that--by now--we have pretty much figured out what makes our kids tick...hormones, immaturity, psicological issues...right? Well, maybe that is only part of the picture. This books does a wonderful job of going beyond that, to the neurological foundation of behavior itself. It clearly explains the ramifications of the changes that are going on at a neurological level in the brain of teens and how that, consequently, translates into "teen behavior".
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Rating: - Not an Instruction Manual
Strauch's book answers many questions as regards my teens' behaviors. My last one at home is 16; I purchsed this book to help me understand what is happening within that skull of his. Strauch utilizes her research to not only explain what my own child is going through but also helps to clarify the behavior of youth today as far as impulsivity, criminality, and various other compelling and noteworthy up-to-the-minute pertinent and important information we need to help our teenagers be successful in this ... Read More
Rating:  - Good Read for Parents, Not Neurologists
This was a good read for parents of teens or pre-adolescents who are not in the medical field or some related field. The author is not a researcher but a journalist putting together what they've learned about the topic. (Some parents may have already done this for themselves.) It's not as detailed as someone well-read on the topic may hope, but for someone just becoming interested, perhaps someone experiencing shocking episodes in their own home with their own primal teen, it's a good starter book! Glad ... Read More
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