- adolescence is a time of social importance - family may fade into the background. A developmental framework helps us understand that distancing from the family to explore the world is necessary and healthy at this stage.
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-it's supported by neurobiology. The part of the brain in charge of executive functioning (prefrontal cortex) does not fully develop until mid to late twenties. This means that attention, complex planning, prioritizing, decision making, impulse control, logical and consequential thinking, are all brain functions that are coming online during this developmental period. This biological understanding gives context to the teen experience.
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- understanding the natural developmental path a child, youth, or teen is on, helps us better support them through their departure from childhood, and guide them in exerting their independence and in an appropriate and respectful way.
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PARIS, ONParis, ON N3L 2L9
WOODSTOCK, ON29 Wellington St North
Woodstock, Ontario N4S 6P4 (519) 539-7000 in collaboration with MacDonald Naturopathic Medical Clinic |
Recognized counsellor with the Victim Quick Response Program
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