Adolescents should be taught how their brains work

FRAZZLED parents have traditionally blamed the difficult behaviour of their teenagers — moodiness, door-slamming impulsive behaviour — on rampaging hormones.

Hormones do increase during adolescence — but the emotional upheaval is actually the result of physical changes in their brains.

Neuro-psychiatrist Professor Dan Siegel, says these changes are a “re-building” in the teenage brain.