Today is the second episode in my Fundamentals of Parenting Teens podcast series. If you're struggling with your teen's anger, emotional outbursts, and irrational behavior, this episode will help you understand and manage better.

I'll explain the neuroscience behind your teenager's emotionally driven misbehavior...including how your teen's overactive amygdala (the brain's threat detector) and underdeveloped prefrontal cortex create the perfect storm for emotional dysregulation, impulsive reactions, and daily meltdowns.

By the end of this episode you'll have more compassion and empathy for what you're teen's going through so that you can manage your own emotional reactions to their behavior.

You can also watch this series on YouTube.

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Download the free guide "The Challenging Adolescent Brain" to understand more about how your teen's brain makes this development period so challenging!

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