Teenagers move toward a more mature sense of who they are, separate from their parents, and turn more to friends - while their brains keep maturing into their 20s.MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine) · Adolescent development ↗
Long-term studies show identity develops gradually through adolescence and into adulthood, and is a less turbulent process than often assumed. Teens with a more settled identity tend to be better adjusted and to live in warm families.
Using data on more than 350,000 adolescents, the study found that digital technology use explained at most 0.4% of the variation in well-being - a negative but very small association on average.
A review of 49 studies covering 50 interventions and 23,098 participants aged 2–17 found that several approaches can support self-regulation. Programmes and outcome measures differed substantially.
Start with one resource that fits your needs. Classic readings are for caregivers to reflect on, not a required reading list for children.
An age-grouped collection of games and activities for practising working memory, inhibitory control and flexible thinking, with adults gradually adjusting their help.
Guidance on structured parenting interventions to reduce maltreatment and harsh parenting, strengthen parent–child relationships, and prevent emotional and behavioural problems.
A collection of parenting programmes and materials, including resources for families with children aged 2–9 and young people aged 10–17. It focuses on relationships and preventing violence.
A classic reflection on education that challenges “inert ideas”: knowledge received but never used, tested or connected with experience. This introduction draws on a scholarly account of the book.
An essay in Montaigne’s Essays that asks education to develop judgement through conversation, experience and examining ideas, rather than reward the repetition of other people’s words.
Evidence: Applies the same workshop-based techniques to teenagers. Evidence level: expert opinion.
Evidence: A psychiatrist's account of the teenage brain for parents and teens. Evidence level: expert opinion.