What were they thinking? An expert on teenage brains explains
From school to friends to home, being a teenager is tough. Also tough? Raising one! On this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Karen Wilson. Karen is a clinical neuropsychologist in Los Angeles and a professor at UCLA. She also supervises the assessment of children and adults with learning, thinking, and social-emotional differences. Tune in to get Karen’s expert advice about supporting your child through the teen years.
In It: Raising Kids Who Learn Differently · Karen Wilson
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Show Notes
From school to friends to home, being a teenager is tough. Also tough? Raising one!
On this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Karen Wilson. Karen is a clinical neuropsychologist, director of West LA Neuropsychology, and host of the Diverse Thinking, Diverse Learning podcast.
Tune in to get Karen’s expert advice about supporting your child through the teen years.
Related resources
- How to help high schoolers gain self-control
- Developmental milestones for teenagers
- What to do when your teen or tween is lonely
- Listen: When kids and teens have tantrums: how to help
- Listen: Unpacking the teen mental health crisis: How we got here and what to do about it
Timestamps
(01:35) What’s going on in teens’ brains
(06:10) When teens want more independence
(16:56) Sexual and gender identities
(21:48) The awesome side of teens
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