The information was presented in a really nice easy to read way and I think the stories that are presented also help to make it a more interesting read and help to put it into real life perspective rather than just facts on a page. The media so often portray adolescence negatively but this book shows you how to approach these years far more positively so that you can really flourish and be in control. Teenagers are interested in their own brains but even more so are the people who care about, live and work with them. For fans of Grace Helbig and Alexa Chung comes a fresh, hilarious guide to growing up your way from social media influencer and lifestyle vlogger Arden Rose.

The fact that the book is written for both parent and teenager invites some minor problems with regard to the nature of its content, but all in all, it is a creative part of a solution to an age-old problem: understanding the enigmatic teenager. While the generalisations are fascinating, and the basic biology explained well, it is not written by a scientist and a lot of the assessments are very simplistic. Boys and girls, and women and men, can become equally skilled in any area, through practice, teaching and determination. On days when I am suffering from contagious teenage brain, that is just perfect, as any complicated text is likely to make me drift off and stare at the wall while unconsciously destroying my fountain pen or knitted cardigan. It really does help explain what is happening inside your teenager's brain but never offers an excuse, claiming that full responsibility for a person's brain remains with its owner.I am an author and public speaker, based in the UK but also travelling overseas to give inspiring and popular talks to adults and teenagers about many aspects of adolescence, teenage brain changes, stress, wellbeing, the effects of life online and the reading brain. For example girls absolutely have autism but it is far more likely to go undetected and many attempt to mask their ‘different ness’ which causes other mental health problems. The book itself is written for teenagers, and although I bought it originally for my almost 12 yr old, I'd probably not want him reading about things like alcohol, drugs and self-harm quite yet.

This book explains teenager's behavior through looking at the structure of the brain and includes theories for the reason why the brain has adopted this structure. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. As well as my non-fiction, I'm an award-winning novelist, with titles such as Mondays are Red and Fleshmarket.

If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation. The downside is the book is a pretty brief treatise on the subject and lacks thorough analysis on the subject.

As it happens, it seems that adolescents use a different part of their brains when recognising facial emotions than adults do. There's plenty of humour and a good few well-deserved digs at the crass stupidty of parents and other well-meaning but misguided adults, which teenagers will appreciate. I’d always been clear that any observed differences between how male brains and female brains work were up for debate, at least in the sense that many (most? I was also clear that any differences stemming from biology do not have to dictate behaviour or skills. PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleed-and how to engage in youth activism.She brings the biology of the brain to the general reader in a way that will not only educate but entertain. All jokes aside being a parent is the BEST and most rewarding job in the world but also the hardest, there are no instructions with this job but so far this book is really helping me to try to understand their teenage years, because I find that even though my boys are now taller than I am , they are still very young and child like in their ways sometimes as they try to adapt to growing up to suit their new adult bodies.

As well as updating and increasing the science references, I have also included lots of observations from teachers, who are, if you think about it, the people who work with and observe more teenagers than anyone else. For example, in the fictional intro to the chapter on emotions, I show Matt referring approvingly to Kurt Cobain’s death by suicide and Matt’s mother being worried by the doodle of nooses in the margin of his essay.

As it targets people with a short attention span, it is very simply written, without deeper analysis or scientific underpinning. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities-freedom from parents, freedom from a boyfriend who was reckless with her a. Contrary to popular (parental) opinion, teenagers are not the lazy, unpleasant – frankly, spotty – louts they occasionally appear to be.