The way teens see the world is due to a changing brain. A hallmark of the teen years is to start caring more about what your peers think. I talk about what is going on and some helpful tips to help people who work with teens.

Due to the later development of the prefrontal cortex in the brain emotions often take the reins of the teen brain. 

Because of changes in the teen brain teens are often performing for each other. Sometimes they are performing when there is no one to watch either

Emotional Intelligence is one of the most important predictors of success in life. Teaching yourself and children this skills is one of the most important things in my Child Development Class

Most of us think of Discipline as punishments and rewards. That is a very limited way of thinking about it. This explains how Discipline is really more about good teaching rather than punishments.

I use this video in my relationships class as well but in this class we focus on a positive or negative base of power when working with kids or in other words the light side and the dark side

Parents want their kids to grow to their full potential but we often don't understand the difference between harmful criticism and helpful teaching. This video explores that with the netflix show unstable.