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Post by oysterbabe on Sept 14, 2013 12:14:02 GMT
Have recently attended training course on the above. A lot of Margot Sunderland and prof Stephen Joseph work used. also Camilla Batmanghelidjh (kids company) referred to. Things that stood out for me were -Diet has impact on brain. Exercise stimulates blood flow to frontal lobe - boxing, skipping, martial arts. Not team based! Rhythmic activity helps - drumming, rapping, breathing exercises Current brain studies tell us -Adolescents may be slower at processing information than adults Executive planning regions of the brain are the last to develop Adolescents are more ego-centric than adults and find it harder to see another's point of view Adolescents are more sensitive to social exclusion and more influenced by peer pressure Adolescents use reward and emotion more when making decisions Adolescents are more likely to take risks than adults particularly when peers are present. Notice your teens strengths more! I have lots more information just pm me. helpful websites ....www.cogmed.com/ mindfulnessinschools.org/ www.nurturegroups.org/www.ifbb.org.uk/ |
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Post by lemonade on Sept 21, 2013 21:04:36 GMT
Thanks for this Oysterbabe. Does this apply to beyond teens, especially if they are slow developers. Just a thought. My AD 23 is still showing a lot of the list and I really hope she will be able to develop to become stable eventually. L xx
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Post by oysterbabe on Sept 22, 2013 13:08:14 GMT
The trainer who was a senior ed psych, said adolescent means now up to age 25 possibly 30 when talking about brains. I did want to ask about how all the above would impact on a teen with trauma and abuse background, wonky genetics and learning disabilities to boot but we ran out of time. It was quite reassuring though to think we have another 15 years to make good connections and sort out executive functions that are missing!
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Post by lemonade on Sept 22, 2013 14:56:08 GMT
Thanks Oysterbabe that gives me some hope. Younger AD is getting there and I thought older AD was too, but she has completely gone off the rails in the last 3 months 
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Post by jollymummy on Oct 22, 2013 19:46:15 GMT
Adolescence is a time when there are lots of physical changes in the brain more so at any time other than infancy. In the case of the frontal lobes (which are responsible for executive function including control and also lots of personality traits) they do not stop developing until age 25 (recent evidence suggesting it might even be 30). This is why they avoid diagnosing Personality disorders in adolescents. Also why adolescents and young adults take more risks than at any time in their life.
The earliest section of the brain to develop is the reptilian brain. this controls basic functions such as motor functions, crying etc. Then the mammalian brain - which is responsible for emotion regulation. If they are parented adequetelly children learn from their parent how to soothe their stress levels (parents comfort them when crying for example) and so control their emotions leading to healthy development of their mammalian brain. (One reason why there are so many "toddler tantrums" going into age 4 and 5 is that this area of the brain has not fully developed yet.) The last part of the brain to develop is the rational brain - understanding, planning, empathy. At times of stress, the rational part of the brain may not operate effectively so the mammalian brain takes over (we're all guilty of that!). But we can, to some extent control it. So, although we might get angty and emotional we can rein it in (e.g. take a breath etc). In children who have had trauma and abuse, because their mammalian brain is not fully developed they cannot control their emotions very well. So at times of stress when their (undeveloped in all teenagers) rational brain loses it but their mamallian brain cannot control their emotions so their emotions are all over the place.
Hope I have explained this well enough!
(I am a research psychologist so have some understanding of this)
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Post by moo on Oct 25, 2013 7:32:30 GMT
Thanx all for the info..... 
Oysterbabe the course sounds amazing.... 
The info gives me hope but lets me know what I'm up against for the next 20 years!! 
Xx. moo. X
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Post by kizim on Oct 27, 2013 8:19:58 GMT
Thanks for this Oysterbabe...going thru this with my 17yrold. She really wants to control/understand herself. When she isn't drawn into some deceit or other she appears very distressed at herself and seems lost as to how to change. We don't have Access to many support services here...would it be a good idea to share this information with her....or might it traumatise her further?
Thanks
Jofran
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