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This is your brain
The Teenage BrainDr. Suzy Cox, Utah Valley University1How does the brain learn?
Its all in the neurons
How does it work?(aka, stick em up!)
Make a chain (but dont touch!). Make another!
Isnt That Cool?
Puberty = New neurons!
Every brain is unique
It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.
Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the WindPathways in different areas do different things
How do these pathways develop as a child grows?
Stop and think:Lack of frontal lobe developmentLots of new neuronsHormonesPhysical changes
Imaginary AudiencePersonal FableAt what age?Average age of frontal lobe development is now..
25-35
Evolution of the brain in a single generation!WHY????And what can you do about it?TV
Immediacy of information
Multitasking
Facebook?
Nutrition
Drugs and alcohol
Sleep!
Lack of exercise
Lack of Challenge
But be careful of overscheduling
Self-esteem movementFear of failure
Negative MessagesIm not good at mathCollege is not for me.Why would I care about politics?I just want to be a mom.Nobody cares what I thinkIm never going to need to write an essayNature Deprivation
There is a positive message here!Think brand new neurons!
Think forming neural pathways!
The teen is an exquisitely sensitive, highly adaptable creature wired almost perfectly for the job of moving from the safety of home into the complicated world outside.
Now is the perfect time to help your child
Thank you!http://www.drsuzycox.com