Families Learning Together Event Sept. 9: Understanding Adolescence: A Complex Journey of Growth and Transformation

Understanding Adolescence: A Complex Journey of Growth and Transformation

The transition from childhood to adulthood has never been more complex, and today’s teens are facing adulthood’s uncertainties much earlier than previous generations. Many parents are wondering how to navigate the emotional storms, social pressures, and digital saturation facing today’s youth.

To help families move past anxiety and build resilience, GPS will host Richtel in an essential presentation based on cutting-edge neurobiological research detailing the process that occurs inside of the maturing brain.

Participants will discover why teenage brains are biologically rewired to prioritize peer connections over parents and why puberty (hitting our kids ever earlier!) creates a perfect storm of neurological overload.

Richtel will explain how to decode irrational teenage outbursts and how to help adolescents use physical coping mechanisms. He will empower adults with a “Love, Lead, and Let Go” blueprint – and detail the need for parents to separate their own identity from their teen’s successes or failures.

Richtel is a Pulitzer Prize winning science-journalist, father of two teenagers, and the author of the bestseller “How We Grow Up: Understanding Adolescence.”