This book is full of practical advice for parents of teenagers. It uses up-to-date understanding of how the brain works to give sensible, useful guides as to how to handle adolescence. It reflects a new revolution in our understanding of how relationships can affect brain structure, and give sensible advice on how to optimise children and Young People’s development so they are set up with healthy brains for the rest of their lives. 

The Incredible Teenage Brain is a brilliant distillation of the best advice that we can give parents and professionals based on what we have learned about the brain and mind over the past 50 years. It is exceptionally accessible notwithstanding the extraordinary wealth of information it contains on adolescent behaviour. It is perhaps the best book for mental health professionals to recommend to families. But they also should make sure to keep a copy on their shelf.

This book’s a relief to read! A fresh and heartening take on how to see and work with teen potential, it gives a positive, practical steer on the grittiest of problems, along with plenty of examples and some great, direct solutions that actually work. Anything that helps us understand and elegantly manage the inherent ups and downs that come with having teenagers in the family is valuable stuff. If you wished that modern teens came with a manual, honestly, you need look no further.

Any teacher who works with teenagers will find this book fascinating and invaluable.  The neuroscience is explained so clearly and offers a new way to look at the rapidly developing brain and how it influences teen behaviour and learning. Bettina, Jane and Tara emphasise the primary need for emotional security as a secure base for learning in school. They give many examples of how stress and anxiety interfere with learning along with ways teachers can create a “positive cycle of learning”.’ What I love the most about this book is that it is written with emotional insight and a great deal of compassion, offering a hopeful and positive way to look at adolescent behaviour

Your child’s teen years can feel like a dark, hazardous path. Here’s the guide every parent wishes for, sending up flares of light to ease your way and practical tools to overcome the too-recognisable, real-life pitfalls. The wise authors’ compassionate insights will have you bring out the best, rather than suppress, the powerful joyful potential of your teenager’s developing mind.

This brilliantly written book celebrates the teenager and simply and clearly explains the biological, psychological and social impacts of adolescence. By really understanding the teenage brain it is possible to enable our children to navigate this key developmental time without our anxiety getting in the way. This book will empower us all to enable our teen to develop into the best version of themselves while holding strong during some of the inevitable challenges on the way. Every family should buy a copy on their child’s 13th birthday! 

I’m blown away by this book, I just couldn’t put it down.  As I turned the pages, it made me reflect not just on my teenage children, but on my own teenage years.  I’m refreshed, inspired and can’t wait to share it with my friends . It’s so full of useful recommendations that I’ll be using it like TripAdvisor in researching my teens for months and years to come.