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What were they thinking? An expert on teenage brains explains
Manage episode 458929104 series 3290909
From school to friends to home, being a teenager is tough. Also tough? Raising one!
On this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Karen Wilson. Karen is a clinical neuropsychologist in Los Angeles and a professor at UCLA. She also supervises the assessment of children and adults with learning, thinking, and social-emotional differences.
Tune in to get Karen’s expert advice about supporting your child through the teen years.
Related resources
- How to help high schoolers gain self-control
- Developmental milestones for teenagers
- What to do when your teen or tween is lonely
- Listen: When kids and teens have tantrums: how to help
- Listen: Unpacking the teen mental health crisis: How we got here and what to do about it
Timestamps
(01:35) What’s going on in teens’ brains
(06:10) When teens want more independence
(16:56) Sexual and gender identities
(21:48) The awesome side of teens
For a transcript and more resources, visit the In It page on Understood.org
We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at init@understood.org.
Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give
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Manage episode 458929104 series 3290909
From school to friends to home, being a teenager is tough. Also tough? Raising one!
On this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Karen Wilson. Karen is a clinical neuropsychologist in Los Angeles and a professor at UCLA. She also supervises the assessment of children and adults with learning, thinking, and social-emotional differences.
Tune in to get Karen’s expert advice about supporting your child through the teen years.
Related resources
- How to help high schoolers gain self-control
- Developmental milestones for teenagers
- What to do when your teen or tween is lonely
- Listen: When kids and teens have tantrums: how to help
- Listen: Unpacking the teen mental health crisis: How we got here and what to do about it
Timestamps
(01:35) What’s going on in teens’ brains
(06:10) When teens want more independence
(16:56) Sexual and gender identities
(21:48) The awesome side of teens
For a transcript and more resources, visit the In It page on Understood.org
We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at init@understood.org.
Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give
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