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Kim Dolgin, speaker
It is not unusual for children reaching adolescence to change in ways psychological as well as physical. The same hormonal changes that make them grow taller and sexually mature trigger brain growth that leads to cognitive development. This cognitive development, in turn, contributes to personality and behavioral change.
Adolescence begins with puberty. The visible external changes we observe in our children are elicited by increases in a variety of hormones that cause invisible, internal changes as well, and these changes can influence behavior. For example, some of these hormones promote brain growth, but not all parts of the brain ...