Puberty is responsible for a whole host of changes in young people, including changes in behaviour and social-emotional development, but how does it affect learning?
Read more in the topic summary and join the conversation tonight at 8pm with Lucia, Nicola and Kinga:
- Ask Lucia about the impact of puberty on learning.
- Chat with Kinga about the development of reasoning, decision making and risky behaviour.
- Speak to Rebecca about how social-emotional development affects learning.
In the news
The scientific explanation for the world-changing power of teenage angst – Quartz, 22nd Feb 2018
Teens aren’t just risk machines – there’s a method to their madness – The Conversation, 6th Feb 2018
Adolescence research must grow up – Nature, 21st Feb 2018
Sex and drugs and self-control: how the teen brain navigates risk – Nature, 21st Feb 2018