The Great Brain Remodel of Adolescence: How Contractors & Alligators Empower Understanding Ages 12-24

The Great Brain Remodel of Adolescence: How Contractors & Alligators Empower Understanding Ages 12-24

You can be confident, effective, and empathetic as the parent, teacher, or mentor of an adolescent! The brain undergoes a profound physical remodel during the life stage of adolescence, approximately between ages 12-24. Understanding this process is critical for their success and your well-being. In The Great Brain Remodel you'll discover: How the brain rewires itself - Why risk becomes paramount - What rewards matter (and don't) - How relationships drive priorities - When external regulation is necessary Speaker and author Stephanie Smith condenses extensive research into an easy-to-understand format using a home remodel as an analogy. You will meet the crew in charge of the brain's remodel: Mr. Reward, Risk, Ms. Relationship, and the final team member who is eerily similar to Inspector Clouseau from The Pink Panther. Stephanie shares unforgettable stories from her own experience as a teacher, mentor, and mother of five sons which bring the importance of understanding this brain remodel to life. Stephanie Smith is a speaker and author with a passion for building spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart generations. Readers and audiences love being empowered and encouraged through her artful, authentic, and engaging style and significant (but never stuffy) content. She especially enjoys sharing about human dynamics -- what makes people tick! For two decades grocery lists and lesson plans dominated Stephanie's writing as she raised five sons and invested in their education and in the local community. An advocate for education excellence in public and private sectors, Stephanie led the start-up of a K-12 homeschool cooperative and served on the founding board and as an instructor of a private Christian school. She has worked with students in subjects including speech, debate, theater, language arts, history, and film. She wrote curriculum when she wasn't happy with what was available! Readers who share Stephanie's faith are delighted as she brings the Bible to life -- for life. Those of other persuasions appreciate her respect, winsomeness, and reasoning. Stephanie believes learning is one way people can achieve their immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable impact!