development
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The Teenage Brain: It's Not Broken, It's Under Construction
Every time a teenager does something risky or impulsive, someone inevitably says “their prefrontal cortex isn’t fully developed yet.” While technically true, this framing misses something important: the adolescent brain isn’t deficient—it’s optimized for a specific developmental phase.
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Emotion Regulation: The Skill Nobody Taught Us
We spend years in school learning math, history, and science. But the skill that affects almost every aspect of our lives—managing our emotions—is often left to figure out on our own.