Blame My Brain

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It has always been my belief that the more we understand how something – in this case, a brain – works, the better we can make it work, the more surely we can prevent things going wrong and fix them when they do. If a refund or reimbursement is payable to you, we will transfer the money using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase.

The good news is apparently they WILL grow out of this delightfull stage of development and turn back into ordinary people once more!My aim was always to unpick and reveal what we know about teenage brains, beginning with neuroscience and fitting it with observed behaviours and an understanding of the societies adolescents live in, explaining in a reassuring way so that young people and the adults who care about them and work with them can make better use of those brains. The examples were a little on the cheesy side and maybe some real case-studies would have been better.

I really liked this structure, I’m sure different readers will particularly like different sections but by presenting the information in a range of ways there will definitely be something for everybody. It's aimed at teenagers wanting to find out more about the way their brain works but is of course of interest to anyone who works with teenagers. When I'm not working, I'm gardening (especially herbs and edible perennials), cooking, playing with my grandsons or keeping fit. You can dress how you want, learn what you want, become brilliant at what you want, live the life you want and do whatever feels right to you, within the law and while not causing harm. Not completely, because there are always many things we can’t control or change, but far, far more than many people think.Morgan covers a great deal of material, starting from brain basics and then applying this cerebral knowledge to subjects dear to the hearts of teens and parents alike, including teens’ famous penchant for sleep; attraction to risk; the draws and consequences of substance misuse; the differences between the sexes; and the potential for mental and emotional anguish (depression, anxiety, self harm, etc. Case studies are particularly useful which makes a teenager think they are not alone in their “ weirdness “.

For teens, it will bring them solace that all the frustrations, emotions, etc that they are experiencing is normal and expected and will settle down. My only complaint is that sometimes the author introduces statistics and brain imaging techniques without considering the faults with these methods (ie, she is basing her conclusions on only reported cases of mental illness in boys and girls when we know as scientists that this is an under reported area and we also know that fMRI's can only show where there is brain activity based in response to a stimuli and not exactly what the brain is thinking at that time). Not surprisingly, all this activity is not without its downside for the person 'within', and it goes a long way towards explaining why teenagers can be so difficult to live with (and can find it so difficult to live with themselves). In Almost Adulting-perfect for budding adults, failing adults, and eaters of microwave mug brownies-Arden tells you how to survive your future adulthood. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids.

TES * "It is very rare that an author succeeds in writing a book for teenagers which is also a 'must read' for their parents and teachers.

Recommended for teenagers who want to know what is going on, and likewise for parents and teachers who want to know what degree of craziness is normal when dealing with that particularly exciting kind of human - the teenager! I originally got this book for my son to help him to navigate the inevitable changes that the teen years bring!

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