How Adolescent Thinking Develops
Adolescents typically think in concrete ways. This means that they have difficulty with abstract and symbolic concepts. Their thinking tends to be focused on …
Abstract Ideas & Thinking in Adolescent Development Stages
As a young person’s body develops during the adolescent years, so does his brain. The forebrain, which is the most advanced part of the brain, is responsible …
The adolescent mind
As their brains approach maturity, teens are poised for tremendous cognitive development. Experts speculate that as the myelinization of neural connections …
Adolescent Growth and Development
Adolescence is a time of many transitions for both teens and their families. To ensure that teens and adults navigate these transitions successfully, it is …
General Characteristics of the Adolescent
We now turn to an examination of some general characteristics of the period of adolescence, again referring to needs in the three areas of social, …
Characteristics of Adolescent Thinking
There are four important characteristics that distinguish adolescent thinking from more mature thinking: adolescent egocentrism (intense preoccupation with …
Your teenager’s developing brain
Children’s brains have a massive growth spurt when they’re very young. By the time they’re six, their brains are already about 90-95% of adult size. But …
Adolescent Brains Biologically Wired to Engage in Risky Behavior
Previous studies have found that teenagers tend to be more sensitive to rewards than either children or adults. Now, Russell Poldrack and fellow researchers …
Adolescent Brain Coping Changes
It is important that pre-teens, their parents and teachers understand three factors that are responsible for many brain function and behaviour difficulties …
Learning and the Adolescent Mind
The adolescent brain is extra sensitive to reward signals when pay-off for risk is higher than expected. The chemistry of the adolescent brain might explain …
What's Wrong With the Teenage Mind?
"What was he thinking?" It's the familiar cry of bewildered parents trying to understand why their teenagers act the way they do. How does the boy who can …
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Our Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologists are actively involved in professional training and education, the provision of clinical services, programmatic …
How to Understand Adolescent Psychology
If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you know how turbulent this stage of development can be. Beginning at about the age of 13, both boys and girls go …
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Children and adolescents are known to experience a wide range of psychological and educational difficulties. The aim of this specialisation is to acquire …
Adolescent Psychology
When teaching high school students, it is necessary to remember the various aspects of adolescent psychology that decades of research have shown to be true. …
Teenage Depression Often Gets Overlooked
Understanding teenage depression is crucial to prevent school drop outs and suicidal attempts among teens. Childhood depression occurs even during infancy …
Teens and Their Dads
Does the thought of getting involved in your teen’s life scare you? As a dad, do you think that maybe you should just back off and let your teen child have …
Depression in Children and Adolescents
Childhood and adolescent depression increased dramatically in the past forty to fifty years. The average age of onset has fallen. During childhood the number …
Teenage Problems
Every parent dreams of having a "perfect" child. One who is smart, attractive, talented, obedient, polite, and healthy in mind and body. Many spend money on …
ADOLESCENCE AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
Adolescent psychology is an entity of a major branch of psychology- Developmental psychology which also constitutes Child and Adult psychology. Any concise …
Adolescent Brain Development
Growth and change are an integral part of adolescence. Studies on the brain during the last decade show that it -- along with height, weight and hormones …
Teen Dating Violence
Most teenagers do not experience physical aggression when they date. However, for one in 10 teens, abuse is a very real part of dating relationships. According …
Is Your Teen Too Hard on Himself? How to Avoid Adolescent Eruptions
Are you dealing with adolescent eruptions? It often seems they come out of nowhere — one minute, life is moving along smoothly for your child, and the next, …
Teens, Alcohol and Binge Drinking
It’s Saturday night, and kids all over North America are hanging out at their friends’ houses, watching movies, going to parties. And children as young as …
Parenting Tip of the Week: Help Teens Combat Back to School Anxiety
It’s common for kids to have a lot of anxiety about the start of the school year, especially if they’re entering a new grade or going to a new school. All …