It's not just hormones: What's really happening in the minds of teenage girls... - 1 views
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It's not just hormones
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The sudden force of a teenager’s feelings can catch parents off guard because, between the ages of six and 11, children go through a phase of development that psychologists call latency .
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Compared to the brain activity of children and adults, the teens’ amygdalas reacted strongly to fearful or happy faces.
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Adults often tell teens that their feelings are at full blast because of “hormones.” This usually doesn’t go over very well, plus it’s probably inaccurate.
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research suggests that the impact of pubertal hormones on teenagers’ moods is indirect, at best.
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Really, it’s just that intense, so take her feelings seriously, regardless of how overblown they might seem.