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The question is not whether you’ll change; you will. Research clearly shows that everyone’s personality traits shift over the years, often for the better. But who we end up becoming and how much we like that person are more in our control than we tend to think they are.
The question is not whether you’ll change; you will. Research clearly shows that everyone’s personality traits shift over the years, often for the better. But who we end up becoming and how much we like that person are more in our control than we tend to think they are.
The internal experience of the young adult
Dogs do not speak in words but they communicate with us through sounds, postures, tail positions, and other non-verbal cues. Our job is to listen.
Many of the principles studied by social psychologists after WWII apply to our current political climate.
Teach your children good money management skills and spare them a lifetime of debt.
Quality day care fosters cognitive, physical, and social development. Day care is more than babysitting, much more.
There is a huge creative outpouring of film these days and a lot of it focuses on kids and teachers.
Youth who previously failed at math and saw it as unrelated to their lives are finding joy in math. How did this happen?
Andrea Wulf's Invention of Nature surpassed my expectations. Rated as one of 2015's best books by Science Friday radio show, I rate it even higher.
"Inside Out" is a fun movie and a great resource for parents, teachers, and therapists, but the real meat is in the bonus materials.
Ever wonder how dogs became our best friends? Dr. Brian Hare developed a research program to understand how dogs evolved to read human gestures.
Public school enrollment and sour cream consumption are highly correlated. Does this mean if I eat more sour cream that more teens will stay in school?
Recent brain scan imaging research explains risky behavior in adolescents as a failure of emotional and logical centers of the brain to communicate with each other. Normal adolescent growth improves neural connectivity explaining improved self-control by the middle twenties.
Baby boomers are one of the largest aging cohorts ever. Given that more seniors than ever will be driving, traveling, and working, there is an urgency to staying mentally fit.
Dogs are more similar to us than we like to believe.
Obese children become obese adults.
Sesame Street creates a mobile app for preschoolers aimed at increasing vocabulary and concept development. With the new camera phone, children can learn anywhere and anytime. Is this an effective educational tool or a replacement for face time with parents?
Placebos have been found to reduce barking, scratching, and crying when dogs are separated from their owners.
Children can learn responsibility, nurturance, and a sense of being needed from a pet.
No more wild dogs. Simply master a few principles of learning theory and you can teach your dog all the basic commands.
It has long been known that dogs respond to human gestures and voice tone. But can they understand our words? Are they more similar to us than we previously believed?
My role models are friends, neighbors, and colleagues—not celebrities and their manufactured images.
This is a delightful book about what we can learn from our dogs.
I have been worried about the random use of ADHD medications for about a decade.
if contagious yawning is a form of empathy between dogs and owners, it may be a powerful tool to understanding cross-species evolution.
The take home message is get a dog and walk it.
If you haven't read Phil Zimbardo's book, The Lucifer Effect, drop everything and read it right now.
Life is a stern teacher. You get the test first and then the lesson.
The best thing about this book, Zoobiguity, is the title. But, the originality stops there and it is weak in science.
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When I was in college in the 1970s, the prevalence of A.D.D. was 5-10 percent. Years later in 2004, nearly every 5-year-old boy referred to our clinic was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. and automatically prescribed medication.
Libraries and book stores are packed with books on motivational strategies, but few are helpful.
Jann Gumbiner, Ph.D. , is a licensed psychologist and clinical professor at the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine.

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1. The brain reaches its biggest size in early adolescence.

2. The brain continues to mature even after it is done growing.

3. The teen brain is ready to learn and adapt.

4. Many mental disorders may begin to appear during adolescence.

5. Teen brains may be more vulnerable to stress.

6. Teens need more sleep than children and adults.

7. The teen brain is resilient.

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Did you know that big and important changes are happening in the brain during adolescence? Here are 7 things to know about the teen brain:
For girls, the brain reaches its biggest size around 11 years old. For boys, the brain reaches its biggest size around age 14. But this difference does not mean either boys or girls are smarter than one another!
Though the brain may be done growing in size, it does not finish developing and maturing until the mid- to late 20s. The front part of the brain, called the prefrontal cortex, is one of the last brain regions to mature. This area is responsible for skills like planning, prioritizing, and controlling impulses. Because these skills are still developing, teens are more likely to engage in risky behaviors without considering the potential results of their decisions.
The teen brain has lots of plasticity, which means it can change, adapt, and respond to its environment. Challenging academics or mental activities, exercise, and creative activities such as art can help the brain mature and learn.
Ongoing changes in the brain, along with physical, emotional, and social changes, can make teens vulnerable to mental health problems. All the big changes the brain is experiencing may explain why adolescence is a time when many mental disorders—such as schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders—can emerge.
Because the teen brain is still developing, teens may respond to stress differently than adults, which could lead to stress-related mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. Mindfulness, which is a psychological process of actively paying attention to the present moment, may help teens cope with and reduce stress. More information on managing stress is available in the National Institute of Mental Health’s fact sheet, I'm So Stressed Out .
Research shows that melatonin (the “sleep hormone”) levels in the blood are naturally higher later at night and drop later in the morning in teens than in most children and adults. This difference may explain why many teens stay up late and struggle with getting up in the morning. Teens should get about 9 to 10 hours of sleep a night, but most teens do not get enough sleep. A lack of sleep can make it difficult to pay attention, may increase impulsivity, and may increase the risk for irritability or depression.
Although adolescence is a vulnerable time for the brain and for teenagers in general, most teens go on to become healthy adults. Some changes in the brain during this important phase of development actually may help protect against long-term mental disorders.
If you or someone you know has a mental illness, is struggling emotionally, or has concerns about their mental health, there are ways to get help .
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If you are in immediate distress or are thinking about hurting yourself, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free at 1‑800‑273‑TALK (8255). You also can text the Crisis Text Line (HELLO to 741741) or use the Lifeline Chat on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website.
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Based on a webinar offered by Dr. Carrie Bearden on October 13, 2015, exclusively for the Foundation
The teenage years are awkward. From cracking voices to gangling arms and legs, teenagers struggle to adjust to their ever-changing bodies. Those physical changes are accompanied by even more dramatic emotional changes. Teens are almost expected to be sullen, moody, and rebellious. They often engage in risky behaviors, forgetting that they are not invincible.
For some young adults, the emotional changes of adolescence become even more extreme, potential signs of emerging mood disorders like anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. Almost all parents have found themselves wondering: what is going on in my teen’s head?
Scientists are beginning to answer that question. They have found that adolescence marks a period of tremendous cognitive development with fundamental changes in the brain’s neural connections. In her webinar for The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Carrie Bearden, Ph.D., Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, described how research from her lab and others has helped reveal how the developing mind of a teenager causes changes in mood and behavior, and how social habits can further aggravate an already delicate situation.
The brain is made up of about 100 billion neurons that control all of our movement, behavior, memory and learning. It is the connections between these neurons – most estimates suggest that there are at least 100 trillion in the human brain – that define how the brain functions. New neural contacts are made and old ones are dissolved as we learn. For example, infants as they learn to walk and talk develop new connections between the neurons located in areas of the br
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