The Primal Teen by Barbara Strauch

The Primal Teen by Barbara Strauch

For anyone who has ever puzzled over the mysterious and often infuriating behavior of a teenager comes a groundbreaking look at the teenage brain written by the medical science and health editor for The New York Times. While many members of the scientific community have long held that the growing pains of adolescence are primarily psychological, Barbara Strauch highlights the physical nature of the transformation, offering parents and educators a new perspective on erratic teenage behavior. Using plain language, Strauch draws upon the latest scientific discoveries to make the case that the changes the brain goes through during adolescence are as dramatic and crucial as those that take place in the first two years of life, and that teenagers are not entirely responsible for their sullen, rebellious, and moody ways. Featuring interviews with scientists, teenagers, parents, and teachers, The Primal Teen explores common challenges-why teens go from articulate and mature one day to morose and unreachable the next, why they engage in risky behavior-and offers practical strategies to help manage these formative and often difficult years.

Barbara Strauch was a reporter and newspaper editor who oversaw the New York Times' health and science coverage for a decade. Before to joining the New York Times, she worked for Newsday, where she led Pulitzer Prize-winning stories and covered scientific and medical issues in Boston and Houston. She was also the author of two brain-related books. Strauch, who was 63 at the time of his death, died in 2015.

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ISBN 13	9780385721608
ISBN 10	0385721609
Title	The Primal Teen
Author	Barbara Strauch
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	2004-09-14
Number of pages	256
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