Summary: It's the mystery of mysteries, especially to parents. This edition of Frontline features experts who are exploring the recesses of the brain to find explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do. Brain mapping reveals a new understanding of what happens during puberty and the unusual sleep patterns of teenagers. The program discusses how these new discoveries can change the way we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2001
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Siegel, Daniel J.
Summary: "An inside-out guide to the emerging adolescent mind, ages 12-24"--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.5 SIEStrauch, Barbara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 STRJensen, Frances E.
Summary: "An internationally respected neurologist offers a revolutionary look at the brains of adolescents, providing surprising insights--including why smart kids often do stupid things--and practical advice for adults and teens.In this groundbreaking, accessible book, Dr. Frances E. Jensen, a mother, teacher, researcher, and internationally known expert in neurology, introduces us to the mystery and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 JENSummary: This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2001
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Summary: "In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, parenting journalist Lisa L. Lewis provides parents with the roadmap for more (and better) sleep for their teens--and perhaps even for themselves. Pick up this actionable guide for parents of exhausted teens. Teenagers are tired, strapped for time, and often asked to wake up far earlier than they should due to school start times. In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, Lisa L....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.8 LEWGogek, Ed (Edward Burton)
Summary: Marijuana subtly damages the teenage brain, causing lifelong problems. Yet four million teens in Canada and the United States use the drug, a half million of them daily. For those who have heard only the pro-legalization side, this book presents the case against marijuana on an equal footing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chiron Publications 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345 GOGLawlis, G. Frank.
Summary: Offers parents information on helping with a teenager struggling with addiction, including advice on detecting addiction, information on addiction's impact on the teenage brain, and guidance helping a child repair broken relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 LAWSummary: Genetic and neurological research has led to increasingly sophisticated medical capabilities-resulting in a growing number of moral and ethical quandaries. This cluster of NewsHour segments surveys recent milestones in biology-many of which have produced as much controversy as insight. Reporting on the newly-identified anti-aging gene SIR2 and the cross-species implantation of stem cells, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Is today’s super-potent pot damaging young minds? Modern growing techniques have dramatically increased THC levels, ramping up the impact on the developing teenage brain. Some experts say that teens who start smoking marijuana heavily before the age of sixteen are four times more likely to become schizophrenic than those who don’t smoke it at all. This program explores scientific discoveries...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Goodan, Chelsey
Summary: "In the vein of Reviving Ophelia and Untangled comes a fresh, unexpected, and empowering guide to better understand teenage girls, revealing how their insights can create heartfelt connections and impactful change. Written with warmth and humor, Underestimated is the first book to invite us into a teenage girl's brain and heart, as told from the point of view of a beloved and trusted mentor....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Summary: We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling journalist Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system--and celebrates the women geniuses past and present who have triumphed anyway.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 KAPHopper, Ada
Summary: The DATA Set enters Dr. Bunsen's body in his newest invention, a vehicle that can shrink, to gather all the cold germs that are interfering with an important presentation he has scheduled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HOPBrain Damage
Contents: 2020 I Pray Thee(3:43 min) -- Educated Fools(4:04 min) -- Good to Talk(3:20 min) -- Wareika Hill(5:23 min) -- Beyond the Blue(5:01 min) -- Biological Warfare(3:18 min) -- Mama Africa(4:20 min) -- Grandma's Joint(3:42 min) -- Dying Too Young(1:21 min) -- Those Days(4:23 min) -- Tomorrow Is Another Day(4:45 min) -- Play It Again(3:19 min)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jarring Effects 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE BEYSummary: Human beings were never born to read. This program seeks to understand how the brain, which has evolved no hardwired "reading center," made the leap to literacy; why reading well-crafted writing is so profoundly important to intellectual and emotional development; and whether the Internet, with its blogs and videos and games, is placing novels-a prime type of reading material for nurturing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Walsh, David Allen.
Summary: It's not just a one-word answer, it's a parenting strategy. By saying No when you need to, you help your children develop self-reliance, self-discipline, respect, integrity, the ability to delay gratification, and a host of other crucial character traits they need. Although the importance of using No should be obvious, many parents have a hard time saying it--even when they know they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2007