This anniversary edition—revised and updated—goes beyond raging hormones and peer pressure to explain why adolescents act the way they do and what parents and teachers can do about it.
Why Do They Act That Way? was the first book to explain the scientific, brain-based reasons behind teens’ impulsive behavior, lack of focus, self-consciousness, territoriality, fatigue, and their quickness to anger and take risks—to name just a few common teen problems.
Now, award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh has updated this classic with the latest research into the adolescent brain and the new challenges that they face with social media and the 24/7 online world. With practical advice and reassuring guidance, Walsh provides realistic solutions for dealing with every day and major challenges. As a parent, psychologist, coach, and trusted expert, Dr. Walsh offers the best advice to help adolescents thrive and parents survive.
eBook - ePub
Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated
A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
- 326 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated
A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
About this book
Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Preface to the Second Edition
- One: Making Sense of Adolescence
- Two: A Guided Tour of Their Brains
- Three: Why Adolescents Are Impulsive
- Four: Risky Business: Helping Teens Put on the Brakes
- Five: What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate
- Six: Stress and the Teen Brain
- Seven: Understanding Male and Female Brains
- Eight: Love, Sex, and the Adolescent Brain
- Nine: Monkey Wrenches in the Brain: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
- Ten: iTeens: Media and Technology
- Eleven: Food, Exercise, and the Story Behind Tired Teens
- Twelve: When Things Go Wrong in the Brain: Adolescent Mental Illness
- Thirteen: Friends, Peers, and Identity
- Fourteen: The Importance of Connection and Guidance
- Fifteen: In Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
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