WHO is this teenage person living in my house? What WAS she thinking? WHY do they act this way?! The teenage brain is a brain under construction. Click away to find out more…

How to be a prefrontal cortex:

prefrontal cortex: the gray matter of the anterior part of the frontal lobe that is highly developed in humans and plays a role in the regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning

Except in TEENS! For them, it’s still under construction. Here’s how to help:

• Be strong and be there.
• Stand your ground when you know it is in the teen’s best interest.
• Eat dinner together
• Let them sleep
• Give them safe thrills
• Insist on extracurricular activities
• Talk about the risk of drinking and drugs
• Let them work
• Watch their wallets
• Let them know your values
• Appeal to their vanity
• Respect privacy, know when to snoop
• Understand what matters to the adolescent