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Daniel Siegel's Brainstorm: The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain

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Daniel Siegel in his book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain (2013), suggests that the unique emergence of the adolescent mind can help create qualities that assist teenagers to navigate those often-troublesome years. Siegel argues that by better understanding the development of the brain, adults who work with teens can be more adept at putting some of their behavior in perspective. Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatrist at the UCLA Medical School and an author of books and articles about children and parenting, points out that an adolescent’s brain growth has both upsides and downsides, and these are illustrated in four key features of adolescent development:
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