Will Smith once said "Parents Just Don't Understand," and scientists now know why. Parade Magazine ran a feature article that delved into the inner workings of the teenage brain and discovered -- surprise -- your brains really are different than those of adults. In fact, the article compares the teenage brain to a Ferrari: "It's sleek, shiny, sexy, and fast, and it corners really well. But it also has really crappy brakes."
Read what they have to say at "Inside the Teenage Brain" and post a comment responding to it. Do you really have "crappy brakes"?
After reading this article I feel like all these adults are getting fustrated over nothing. I mean yeah it may be fustrating but they dont understand how much teens really go through. Sometimes the choices we make really affect us but then at the same time they dont realize our brains are not as developed as theres are. For example in the article it says "But there are other areas -- not surprisingly, the ones responsible for things like planning ahead and weighing priorities -- that continue to develop well into our 20s." Not everypart of our brain functions like a mature adults does. I think parents get mad because we spend so much of their money but don't they always say "have fun." How are we going to have fun if later all they do is complain. Thats just going to make us feel bad. There are ways to let your kid have fun and give them what they want and get what you want at the same time. Its called being understandable and reasonable. I also feel that to many parents have exteremely high expectations, even though they have the authority over their child it is ultimately the childs decision on how to spend there life and even if parents are happy about it they have to realize they cant control them forever. Kids need options and some parents dont think about that. Honestly I think that some parents dont care how the child feels, they just want to give the child the life the parent wished to have. But sometimes you cant do that because then you just end up ruining your childs life and making them resent you.
ReplyDeleteJust because we aren't as smart as adults or dont make as good of decisions as adults, we still have to be able to run our lives the way we want to not the way our parents want us to.
After reading this article, I feel that adults don't quite understand the teenage brain too much.
ReplyDeleteTeenagers are still in their early years. They are out of the child stage and are working their way into the adult years. They are still learning from their mistakes and are trying to become a person that will make it in the world.
Saying that their brains are 'crappy brakes' makes them feel like adults think of them as not having self control.
I understand when a parent says that their teenager is getting more difficult, because I can be like that too sometimes.
Adults should look into the different type of ways a teenager can turn out to be before they jump to conclusion.
-- Mallory H. --
i think tat parents forget that as teenagers we cange as well as we try to discover ourselves and we decide to" test drive" te ferrari theory. but i personally think tat my brain is like an suv we look good but like every ting else as time wears on we run out of gas fairly quick.
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I think this article had a good point about teenage brains. The way teenager act when they are under the influence of a drug is not good. As the older you get you learn how to controll your self better and have better judgement. But the avg teen needs up to 8 to 9 hrs of sleep, but now and days the avg teen gets 4 to 6 hrs of rest.
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