In this groundbreaking book the bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out and The
Whole-Brain Child shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods
in their children's lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages of 12 and 24 the
brain changes in important and often maddening ways. It's no wonder that many parents approach
their child's adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist
Daniel Siegel however if parents and teens can work together to form a deeper understanding
of the brain science behind all the tumult they will be able to turn conflict into connection
and form a deeper understanding of one another. In Brainstorm Siegel illuminates how brain
development affects teenagers' behaviour and relationships. Drawing on important new research
in the field of interpersonal neurobiology he explores exciting ways in which understanding
how the teenage brain functions can help parents make what is in fact an incredibly positive
period of growth change and experimentation in their children's lives less lonely and
distressing on both sides of the generational divide.
