Learn the benefits of helping both teens and their parents develop a fuller understanding of how the adolescent brain works. Discover how to:

Integrate the latest research on teenage brain development into your approach
Challenge beliefs about “the raging hormones” driving teenage behavior and other negative misconceptions
Appreciate the upside of the teenaged brain, including the search for novelty, risk-taking, and creativity
Use specific strategies for empowering teens based on fuller knowledge of how their brains are organized to shape their thinking and behavior
Help parents use knowledge of their children’s brain to enrich their relationship with them

OBJECTIVES

Identify how to integrate the latest brain development research into your work with teens.

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