From the Book - Second edition, revised and updated.
Preface to the second edition
Making sense of adolescence
A guided tour of their brains
Why adolescents are impulsive
Risky business : helping teens put on the brakes
What we have here is a failure to communicate
Stress and the teen brain
Understanding male and female brains
Love, sex, and the adolescent brain
Monkey wrenches in the brain : alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
iTeens : media and technology
Food, exercise, and the story behind tired teens
When things go wrong in the brain : adolescent mental illness
Friends, peers, and identity
The importance of connection and guidance
