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Teaching Teens How to Understand Their Feelings is Key to Helping Them Grow and Mature By Good News Network 01 Parents who solely focus on ‘fixing behavior’ will leave their teenager feeling misunderstood,02 according to a new book, “How Do You Hug a Cactus?”, which advocates for ‘Reflective Parenting’03 and understanding what goes on in the teenage brain. Teaching teenagers how to understand their04 feelings is “key” to helping them mature into resilient and independent adults, says the author, Dr.05 Sheila Redfern, a London-based clinical child psychologist. She says that rather than focusing on06 stamping out difficult behaviors, parents should teach their kids to manage their feelings and07 relationships in safe ways: “Understanding the neuroscience of the changing teenage brain can08 really help parents to empathize and connect with their teenage children.”09 Reflective parenting allows parents to support teenagers in coming up with their own ideas10 about how they are going to meet challenges when these arise. “The focus is on keeping a11 connection with your teenager and helping them to manage, sometimes overwhelming and12 unwanted, feelings. This is one of the most important skills for life you can teach your teenager—13 you will help them to gain independence and develop skills for life.” One key concept of reflective14 parenting is for parents to check in with themselves: if they are experiencing strong emotions they15 should take some time and reflect, before launching a conversation. Then the parent can approach16 a teen’s emotional distress using validation and empathy, by describing how they are feeling and17 avoiding putting their own opinion across.18 The author notes that the teenage years are an extremely crucial time for mental development,19 and teens are much more at risk of mental illness. Research suggests that there are three basic20 bio-behavioral systems that enable humans to adapt to a complex social environment: the reward21 system; the ‘mentalizing’, or ‘social cognition’ system, which is our capacity to understand22 ourselves and others in terms of our feelings, desires, and values; and finally the stress and threat23 system. Redfern says that during adolescence, these three bio-behavioral systems are being24 reorganized in the brain and this reorganization of the systems leads to patterns of thinking,25 behavior, and responses to others that may be difficult to understand, seem illogical, highly26 reactive, or self-destructive. This is because teens process information with the amygdala—the27 emotional part of the brain, leading them to be preoccupied with their own emotions, and less able28 to tune into other people.29 She describes that this emotionally charged brain can make assumptions that feel like fact, and30become a mindset—thoughts like ‘no one likes me, I am alone’. When teens lose their ability to be31 reflective because of changes in their brains parents can step in and help guide the process. While32 reflective parenting may bring about a greater connection between you and your teen, and33 hopefully even a calmness and enhanced understanding of your relationship – it is important to34 maintain strong boundaries. “Reflecting on thoughts and feelings alone is not the type of parenting35 being advocated here. Boundaries still count, and so does parental authority,” concludes Redfern,36 whose website has many articles that explain more. None of us can be a reflective parent all of the37 time, because our emotions rise and fall along with events, but we can try to do better next time38 by learning some of these best practices. (Available in: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teaching-teens-how-to-understand-their-feelings-is-key-to-helpingthem-grow-and-mature/ - text especially adapted for this test). Teaching Teens How to Understand Their Feelings is Key to Helping Them Grow and Mature By Good News Network 01  Parents who solely focus on ‘fixing behavior’ will leave their teenager feeling misunderstood,02 according to a new book, “How Do You Hug a Cactus?”, which advocates for ‘Reflective Parenting’03 and understanding what goes on in the teenage brain. Teaching teenagers how to understand their04 feelings is “key” to helping them mature into resilient and independent adults, says the author, Dr.05 Sheila Redfern, a London-based clinical child psychologist. She says that rather than focusing on06 stamping out difficult behaviors, parents should teach their kids to manage their feelings and07 relationships in safe ways: “Understanding the neuroscience of the changing teenage brain can08 really help parents to empathize and connect with their teenage children.”09  Reflective parenting allows parents to support teenagers in coming up with their own ideas10 about how they are going to meet challenges when these arise. “The focus is on keeping a11 connection with your teenager and helping them to manage, sometimes overwhelming and12 unwanted, feelings. This is one of the most important skills for life you can teach your teenager—13 you will help them to gain independence and develop skills for life.” One key concept of reflective14 parenting is for parents to check in with themselves: if they are experiencing strong emotions they15 should take some time and reflect, before launching a conversation. Then the parent can approach16 a teen’s emotional distress using validation and empathy, by describing how they are feeling and17 avoiding putting their own opinion across.18  The author notes that the teenage years are an extremely crucial time for mental development,19 and teens are much more at risk of mental illness. Research suggests that there are three basic20 bio-behavioral systems that enable humans to adapt to a complex social environment: the reward21 system; the ‘mentalizing’, or ‘social cognition’ system, which is our capacity to understand22 ourselves and others in terms of our feelings, desires, and values; and finally the stress and threat23 system. Redfern says that during adolescence, these three bio-behavioral systems are being24 reorganized in the brain and this reorganization of the systems leads to patterns of thinking,25 behavior, and responses to others that may be difficult to understand, seem illogical, highly26 reactive, or self-destructive. This is because teens process information with the amygdala—the27 emotional part of the brain, leading them to be preoccupied with their own emotions, and less able28 to tune into other people.29  She describes that this emotionally charged brain can make assumptions that feel like fact, and30become a mindset—thoughts like ‘no one likes me, I am alone’. When teens lose their ability to be31 reflective because of changes in their brains parents can step in and help guide the process. While32 reflective parenting may bring about a greater connection between you and your teen, and33 hopefully even a calmness and enhanced understanding of your relationship – it is important to34 maintain strong boundaries. “Reflecting on thoughts and feelings alone is not the type of parenting35 being advocated here. Boundaries still count, and so does parental authority,” concludes Redfern,36 whose website has many articles that explain more. None of us can be a reflective parent all of the37 time, because our emotions rise and fall along with events, but we can try to do better next time38 by learning some of these best practices. (Available in: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teaching-teens-how-to-understand-their-feelings-is-key-to-helpingthem-grow-and-mature/ - text especially adapted for this test). Which alternative shows the excerpt “teenage years are an extremely crucial time for mental development” correctly rewritten as a question, in the same verb tense?

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Are teenage years an extremely crucial time for mental development?

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Do teenage years are an extremely crucial time for mental development?

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Did teenage years were an extremely crucial time for mental development?

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Does teenage years be an extremely crucial time for mental development?

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Have teenage years being an extremely crucial time for mental development?

Which alternative shows the excerpt “teenage years are an...