# 263 The Psychology of the Teenage Brain
Interview with John Coleman, PhD
Power Your Parenting: Moms With Teens · Colleen O'Grady LPC, LMFT, author, speaker & C-Suite Radio
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Show Notes
Have you ever said to your teen, “What’s going on in that teenage brain of yours?” Well, they may not know but I brought in a guest that does.
John Coleman trained as a clinical psychologist and was formerly a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is the founder of a research centre studying adolescents and their families, and during his career he has also run a special school for troubled teenagers and worked as a policy advisor for the government. He was awarded an OBE for services to young people in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2001.
In this episode we explore these questions.
- In what way is the brain changing?
- What role do hormones play in the teenage brain?
- Why do teenagers stay up late and struggle to get up in the morning?
- Do teenagers really take more risks?
- Why are teenagers so argumentative and how come their moods shift so quickly?
- How does understanding the developing brain improve relationships and communication at this crucial stage?
To learn more about Dr. John Coleman go to https://www.jcoleman.co.uk/
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