Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting Teenagers
Kids & Family
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When our middle or high schoolers are driving us up the wall, we often attribute their wacky behavior to hormones. They weren’t this crazy when they were younger, and we pray they won’t be this unpredictable as adults, so we assume it must be those teenage chemicals in their brains making them act up. It’s just a biological process, and there’s nothing we can do...right?
But attributing all of our teens’ behavior to hormones can bring up some complicated questions for parents. Like, with everything going on in her brain already, would it be wise to put my daughter on birth control? Or, is it normal, hormonal, behavior that keeps my teenager out late, causes him to drive like a maniac? What if there are other factors to consider when pondering these questions that can make things a little clearer for parents?
To find out, we’re talking to Dr. Sarah McKay, renowned neuroscientist, to find out what role hormones really play in teen’s development...and what popular ideas are actually misconceptions! Dr. McKay is an Oxford educated doctor with years of experience researching brian science. Finding herself intrigued by outdated or misconstrued ideas about the female mind, she decided to write The Women’s Brain Book, a comprehensive look at the development of women’s neural pathways.
In this week’s episode, Dr. McKay’s demystifying the role of hormones during puberty–and explaining why we give them too much weight. Plus, we’re discussing the specific brain changes our pubescent kids are experiencing, and getting into how gender stereotypes seep into what should be purely scientific perspectives of puberty.
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Ep 214: Resilience Through Emotional Management
Ep 213: Guiding Teens Through Grief
Ep 212: Reset Health by Starting with Stress
Ep 211: Everyday Risks We Take with Our Teen’s Health
Ep 210: Essential Money Talks to Have With Teens
Ep 209: Communication Tips for Tough Topics
Ep 208: Motivation, Dedication and the Warrior Mentality
Ep 207: Anxiety and the Communication Tools to Fix It
Ep 206: Building Character and Self-Awareness in Teens
Ep 205: Pressure, Pain, and Kids’ Athletics
Ep 204: ADHD Triggers and Emerging Solutions
Ep 203: The Importance of Rest for Productivity
Ep 202: Money Mindset For Self-Starting Teens
Ep 201: How Minds Change
Ep 200: A Supercut of Talking to Teens!
Ep 199: What the Science Says About Sexual Identity
Ep 198: Emotional Awareness for Better Self-Control
Ep 197: Happy Brain Chemicals and Teen Behavior
Ep 196: Do Genetics Determine Teens’ Behavior?
Ep 195: The Mindset of Success
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