Teenage Brain
During adolescence there is a lot of growing and changing that goes on inside the brain. Connections are being made between different brain parts, slowly and over time. This can affect the way teenagers think and react about things, their impulses and likes and dislikes.
Use the links below to find trusted support on this topic. Additionally, encourage your child to use the Health Topic pages for their relevant age group here on Teen Health. They can find more information and resources to support them.
Understanding Your Teenager’s Brain
Free training programme for Leicestershire and Rutland
In Our Place have created a fantastic training course for adults to understand their teenager’s brains better. This course is free for anyone with a Leicestershire or Rutland postcode.
Click on the link below and find the blue box that says Free For Me? You will need to enter a valid email address and your postcode. This will bring up the title 'sponsored by the Leicestershire Partnership Trust' with a + next to it. Click on the + and then click Get Started. You will need to enter some information about yourself and create a password. This will then open your dashboard. Select Course Library from the top toolbar. Search for understanding your teenager’s brain.
There are many other courses you might be interested in as well as two course for young people.
Access the programmeFor further support and information...
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