Every parent has tried it: the calm, logical argument delivered to a teenager mid-meltdown. It never works. It turns out this is not a parenting failure. It is neuroscience. The teenage brain under emotional stress is structurally less able to receive rational input. Here is what the research says to do instead.

mumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg Every parent has tried it: the calm, logical argument delivered to a teenager mid-meltdown. It never works. It turns out this is not a parenting failure. It is neuroscience. The teenage brain under emotional stress is structurally less able to receive rational input. Here is what the research says to do instead.

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