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Attack of the Teenage Brain! Understanding and Supporting the Weird and Wonderful Adolescent Learner
Medina, John – ASCD, 2018
"Marvel" at the neuroscientific reasons why smart teens make dumb decisions! "Behold" the mind-controlling power of executive function! "Thrill" to a vision of a better school for the teenage brain! Whether you're a parent interacting with one adolescent or a teacher interacting with many, you know teens can be hard…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Executive Function, Brain, Adolescent Development
Grubbs, Kathryn – Parenting for High Potential, 2018
The teenage years can be difficult, filled with questions, emotions, and decisions. For high-achieving adolescents who may experience asynchronous development or experience the world more intensely, these years can bring about intense emotions, feelings of isolation, or difficulty understanding the injustices of the world. Parents, may try to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Achievement, Adolescent Development, Child Rearing
P. Moua – Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2016
Like all teens, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) go through puberty. During this transitional time, their bodies will go through changes that can be disorienting. Given that adolescents with ASD may have a need for sameness and routine, the changes associated with puberty can be difficult. Teachers and parents can support students by…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Puberty
Friedrichs, Terence Paul – Parenting for High Potential, 2014
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth have many strengths, with about 24% of boys and 48% of girls in seven metropolitan GLBTQ support groups identifying as gifted. Similarly, approximately 30% of 1,000 online GLBTQ adult respondents indicated that they, too, had attained gifted-range accomplishments. Parents of gifted…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Parent Role
US Department of Education, 2008
Early adolescence can be a difficult time for children and parents alike. While adolescents are feeling insecure in their identity and abilities, parents may feel unprepared for the challenges that arise as their children mature. However, parents should know that they have an important influence on their children at this stage of development. This…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Parent Responsibility, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescent Development
Wing, Stephen; Beazley, Hamilton; Fine, Theodora – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2007
The Surgeon General, the Nation's top public health officer, is appointed by the President of the United States to help protect and promote the health of the Nation. The recently published "Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking" [ED496083] highlights underage alcohol use as a major public health and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Drinking, School Personnel, Adolescents
Lapan, Richard T. – National Career Development Association, 2008
The teen years are an excellent time to start thinking about a potential career and to investigate all of the different opportunities available. Motivating adolescents to become actively engaged in their own career development is not always easy, but this book makes it fun. Written for parents, school counselors, and counselors in private practice…
Descriptors: Career Development, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Motivation Techniques
Long, William A., Jr. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Discusses temperamental qualities of normal adolescents related to learning and the learning process. Describes emotional and personality growth including four ancillary traits, passive and aggressive by dependent and independent children. Provides case stories. (YP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Emotional Development
Floyd, Nancy, Ed. – 1993
This newsletter, created for teachers, parents, and others interested in current educational themes, addresses the issue of mentoring, what it is, how it works, and why it is needed; and provides some examples of current mentoring programs. It explains that there are two types of mentoring: natural, such as through friends, relatives, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Development, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
Burger, Joseph V. – Pointer, 1987
A case study is presented of a male adolescent whose behavior became increasingly rebellious, rejecting, antisocial, and self-destructive. His family's unsuccessful attempts to resolve the problems are described from the point of view of the counselor, followed by suggestions for building character and coping with changes during adolescence. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior