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In this national bestseller, acclaimed, award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh explains exactly what happens to the human brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood. Revealing the latest scientific findings in easy-to-understand terms, Dr. Walsh shows why moodiness, quickness to anger and to take risks, miscommunication, fatigue, territoriality, and other familiar teenage behavior problems are so common -- all are linked to physical changes and growth in the adolescent brain. Why Do They Act That Way? is the first book to explain the changes in teens' brains and show parents how to use this information to understand, communicate with, and stay connected to their kids. Through real-life stories, Dr. Walsh makes sense of teenagers' many mystifying, annoying, and even outright dangerous behavioral difficulties and provides realistic solutions for dealing with everyday as well as severe challenges. Dr. Walsh's techniques include, among others: sample dialogues that help teens and parents talk civilly and constructively with each other, behavioral contracts, and Parental Survival Kits that provide practical advice for dealing with issues like curfews, disrespectful language and actions, and bullying. With this arsenal of strategies, parents can help their kids learn to control impulses, manage erratic behavior, cope with their changing bodies, and, in effect, develop a second brain.

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You'll finish it feeling as if you've just had coffee with someone who is not only entertaining and enlightening but who knows exactly how it feels to be the mom or dad of a twenty-first-century teen. <p>-- Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., author of Surviving Ophelia <p>

You'll finish it feeling as if you've just had coffee with someone who is not only entertaining and enlightening but who knows exactly how it feels to be the mom or dad of a twenty-first-century teen. -- Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., author of Surviving Ophelia A powerful, practical book on the teenage brain. Walsh is a storyteller with the gifts of simplicity and clarity. This book is an easy read, but its message is fresh, nuanced, and important. I recommend it to all parents who ask themselves, 'Why do they act this way?' -- Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia Parents will find the book immensely informative, reassuring, and useful. I highly recommend it! -- Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness

Parents will find the book immensely informative, reassuring, and useful. I highly recommend it! <br> -- Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness <br>

A powerful, practical book on the teenage brain. Walsh is a storyteller with the gifts of simplicity and clarity. This book is an easy read, but its message is fresh, nuanced, and important. I recommend it to all parents who ask themselves, 'Why do they act this way?' <p> -- Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia <p>

Parents will find the book immensely informative, reassuring, and useful. I highly recommend it! -- Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness

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David Walsh, Ph.D., is one of the world's leading authorities on children, teens, parenting, family life, and the impact of technology on children's health and development. He founded the internationally renowned National Institute on Media and the Family. He is on the faculty of the University of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Monica. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.

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