5/12/2023 0 Comments Brainstorm by Daniel J. Siegel MD![]() ![]() Q: So your goal is to help teens, as well as adults, understand the changes the teenage brain is undergoing? I reviewed the books out there on the subject of adolescent brain development and found that none of them were written about teens for teens, and that most were, in fact, quite derogatory toward teens. These discoveries directly contradicted some of the popular beliefs, myths, and false statements about adolescence, like teens have “raging hormones” or are “lazy” or “out of control”-negative stereotypes which are really destructive not only to adolescents themselves, but to parents and teachers as well. As a clinician, an educator, and a scientist, I was intrigued by new discoveries in the science of brain development that have been made in the past five to ten years. As a father of two kids now in their 20s, I wanted to understand what happened to them in adolescence. Q: What was your inspiration for this book? ![]() Siegel, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine, about his New York Times bestseller. This issue, Your Teen talked with Daniel J. But Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain takes it a step further by helping parents-and teenagers-use the science to improve their overall experience of adolescence. Several recent books have focused on the teenage brain in an effort to help parents understand what’s going on with their teenager. NovemUnderstanding Teenage Brain Development ![]()
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