Educating Parents and Teens For centuries, teenagers have been misunderstood by their peers and parents. They are seen as moody and emotional, or irrational and unruly. It’s always been thought of as a dilemma, that teenagers should learn to grow up and be normal, but that isn’t the case. In David Robson’s article The Biggest Myths of the Teenage Brain, we learn why adolescents’ are the way they are and how to adapt to that in our society. Not only that, but if we truly want to help teenagers, we are going to have to educate both teens and ourselves. After reading the article by David Robson, it is very apparent that teenagers (and their actions) can be summed up as a product of biology. While their sleeping in or impulsive behavior may seem like a cause of media or influence, it can be summed up to science. The truth is that their brains aren’t fully developed. In the article, author David …show more content…
There is a fine line between discipline and mockery, which is something that teens are also put through on a day-to-day basis. Neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore recently said “It is not socially acceptable to mock and demonize other sectors of society… But it is, strangely, acceptable to mock and demonize teenagers.” Judging them won’t solve the problem, so what will? Parents or guardians of teenagers should be well-read on the teenage brain and what it goes through in such a short amount of time. Not only that, but they should be relaying the knowledge to the child so they can understand what they’re going through. One of the biggest questions a teenager has is “who am I?”, and if they understand more about how they are developing, it could lead them to an answer sooner rather than