Parents of TEENS:
Levels of DOPAMINE, a neurotransmitter that enhances pleasure, INCREASES during adolescence…more than at ANY other time of life.
WHICH MEANS: Hello! Significant increase in SENSATION-SEEKING and RISK-TAKING behaviors. WITH very little help from the STILL developing PreFrontal Cortex (ya know, the part of the amazing brain that INHIBITS risk-taking behavior, sees around the corner to consequences, etc.).
EDUCATION is a good thing… share this with your kids!