Pre-Teen & Teen

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Developmental Milestones:

Pre-Teen Ages 12-14 

https://www.cdc.gov/child-development/positive-parenting-tips/young-teens-12-14-years.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/adolescence.html

Teen Ages 15-17

https://www.cdc.gov/child-development/positive-parenting-tips/adolescence-15-17-years.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/adolescence2.html

Articles:

What’s Going On in the Teenage Brain?

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/Pages/Whats-Going-On-in-the-Teenage-Brain.aspx

Get to Know How the Teen Brain Works

https://parentandteen.com/understand-the-adolescent-brain-to-support-and-protect-teens/

The Teen Brain: Mental Health Literacy

https://mentalhealthliteracy.org/the-teen-brain/

Early Adolescence and Anxiety about Growing Up

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/201304/early-adolescence-and-anxiety-about-growing

Mid-Adolescence (13-15) = Urgency for Freedom

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/200902/mid-adolescence-13-15-urgency-for-freedom

Late-Adolescence (15–18) = Acting More Grown Up

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/200903/late-adolescence-15-18-acting-more-grown

Inside the Teenage Brain

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/

Depression in Teens: How Parents Can Help

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/teen-depression.html

Hard Lesson in Sleep for Teenagers

https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/sleep-for-teenagers/?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=1