Jun
15
Teenagers Education – Just For Parents
June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Some time ago, I published an article about a vital and crucially important issue: “Teenagers And High School Teachers”. This author truly hit the nail on the head, so to speak. Bring up the chair, and you be the judge.
This author uncovered a real situation when he put in words his concern with High School teachers, and the abilities given to them to affect and to change our teenagers. He wonders if the decision to give a teacher a job is based on holding a college degree, or by how successfully that teacher has previously demonstrated expert skills to teach, or if a college degree as well as formerly proven abilities to teach are both mandatory.
Jun
11
Alcohol and the Teenage Brain
June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
What the latest research is saying!
The Teenage brain is still under construction and with new modern imaging technology scientists can actually view the human brain while it is alive and functioning. Neuroscience can help parents understand the importance of delaying their teens' alcohol consumption.
The last Australian School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey was conducted in 2005. The survey found:
- Almost 40% of teenagers got their last alcoholic drink from their parents
- 10% of 12 year-olds had consumed alcohol in the week before the survey
- This had increased to 49% by the time they were 17
- 30% of 15 years olds & 44% of 17 year olds were binge drinking (7+ drinks for males, 5+ drinks for females) in the past week
- 25% of parents thought it acceptable to provide 15- 16 yr olds alcohol at a supervised party
These are rather alarming statistics now that we have the research. Alcohol appears to damage more severely the frontal areas of the adolescent brain, crucial for controlling impulses and thinking through consequences of intended actions.
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