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Klappentext'You will understand your children better for reading it.' The Times
'Beautifully written with clarity, expertise and honesty about the most important subject for all of us. I couldn't put it down.' Professor Robert Winston
An insightful and inspiring read from award-winning neuroscienist, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains:
· What makes the adolescent brain different?
· Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager?
· What drives the excessive risk-taking and the need for intense friendships common to teenagers?
· Why it is that many mental illnesses - depression, addiction, schizophrenia - begin during these formative years.
And she shows that while adolescence is a period of vulnerability, it is also a time of enormous creativity and opportunity.
What readers are saying:
*****'An accessible, optimistic and illuminating book.'
*****'Essential reading for parents and teachers of adolescents.'
*****'Relevant, fascinating and captivating.'
'Beautifully written with clarity, expertise and honesty about the most important subject for all of us. I couldn't put it down.' Professor Robert Winston
An insightful and inspiring read from award-winning neuroscienist, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains:
· What makes the adolescent brain different?
· Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager?
· What drives the excessive risk-taking and the need for intense friendships common to teenagers?
· Why it is that many mental illnesses - depression, addiction, schizophrenia - begin during these formative years.
And she shows that while adolescence is a period of vulnerability, it is also a time of enormous creativity and opportunity.
What readers are saying:
*****'An accessible, optimistic and illuminating book.'
*****'Essential reading for parents and teachers of adolescents.'
*****'Relevant, fascinating and captivating.'