http://laurenkessler.com ! Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://laurenkessler.com/books/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Decoder - Breaking down teen culture, substance abuse, and parenting » Blog Archive » Is the Teen Brain Hardwired for Risky Behavior? Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:34:39 +0000 http://whatisflush.com/lauren/?page_id=35#comment-10 [...] I’m not sure that’s true.  Or rather, I think it is entirely possible that teens know the risks quite well — and still take them.  Why?  Well, consider the teen brain.  Here’s what I learned during my research for my new book, My Teenage Werewolf: A Mother, A Daughter, A Journey through the Thicket of Adolescence. [...] [...] I’m not sure that’s true.  Or rather, I think it is entirely possible that teens know the risks quite well — and still take them.  Why?  Well, consider the teen brain.  Here’s what I learned during my research for my new book, My Teenage Werewolf: A Mother, A Daughter, A Journey through the Thicket of Adolescence. [...]

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