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...