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A parent's guide to why teens make bad decisions

  • Written by James McCue, Lecturer in Psychology and Criminology, Edith Cowan University
It's not his fault. His brain hasn't fully developed yet. Unsplash/Matt Heaton

From getting beyond drunk at a friend’s party, to some seriously questionable outfit choices, teenagers often do things that seem outlandishly stupid. But we now know why: the areas of the brain that control decision-making don’t fully develop until early...

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