Adolescent Brains Present a Huge Parenting Challenge

Teens indulge in more high-risk behavior in general than adults do. Understanding why teens take big risks is a key to good parenting. An adolescent brain is far from fully developed. Full brain development is reached somewhere beyond the age of 18, at least as far as the issue of high-risk behavior is concerned.

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