The New York Times Bestseller
Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes maddening, ways. It’s no wonder that many parents approach their child’s adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel’s New York Times bestseller Brainstorm, if parents and teens can work together to form a deeper understanding of the brain science behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conflict into connection and form a deeper understanding of one another.
In Brainstorm, Siegel illuminates how brain development impacts teenagers’ behavior and relationships. Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, he explores exciting ways in which understanding how the teenage brain functions can help parents make what is in fact an incredibly positive period of growth, change, and experimentation in their children’s lives less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide.
Brainstorm is a New York Times bestseller and current nominee for a Books for a Better Life award.
“COMPREHENSIVE, INFORMATIVE, CONCISE, AND EDUCATIONAL!” Daniel J. Siegel M.D. delivers a helpful guide for parents, teachers, mentors, and caregivers on the journey of adolescence. The author discusses the age of 12-24, a challenging time for the adolescent and the caregiver, which can also be a painful, thrilling time. Tips are given of how to help the adolescent survive and thrive, through this period in life. In addition, Doctor Siegel presents myths that are not true, such as raging hormones to be the evil cause, or to lose their minds. He…
IT’S NOT JUST HOW WE PARENT … IT IS HOW WELL WE COMMUNICATE. It doesn’t take a genius to realize how many aspects of our modern society are getting way too far out of control. Education is one of the most important. While we can and should improve public schooling … education begins at home! This, in turn, means we must learn to be better and more effective parents. This book sets a modern milestone and creates a new level for how anyone can improve their parenting skills; especially with teens. A human brain goes through major changes as it matures…
A very readable approach to the topic but rather softer than I had hoped for Firstly and as usual, I received this book for the ripe sum of nothing via a giveaway, this time from Shelf Awareness. Despite that kind consideration from all involved my candid opinions follow below. To extend the preamble a bit, this book wasn’t quite what I expected. Because of that I’m going to keep the value judgments to a minimum and instead just try to describe what the book tries to be. It’s up to you whether it’s what you want to be reading or not. I just make with the…