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““When it comes to smarts, adolescents like Jesse have plenty. What they lack, however, are some of the brain-based skills that we all need to plan and direct activities, to regulate behavior, and to make efficient and effective use of these smarts. The trouble does not show up in math or reading; rather, it shows up when they need to regulate their behavior to respond to the demands of a specific situation. Despite their good intentions, these adolescents can struggle with time management and organization.””

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“frontal brain systems, and therefore executive skills, will require approximately 25 years to develop fully. Given these factors, children and adolescents cannot rely solely on their own frontal lobes and executive skills to regulate behavior. What’s the solution? We lend them our frontal lobes, acting as surrogate frontal lobes for our children. Although we might not think of it in…

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“To highlight these issues of development in the adolescent brain, a recent article in Parade magazine compared the teenage brain to a Ferrari. It…

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“While motivation can play a significant role in teens’ behavior, it’s important to recognize that some behaviors reflect a skill weakness rather than a…

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“For teenagers who struggle with these skills, more trouble lies ahead as the tasks in life become more complicated and more demanding of their ability to plan, sustain attention, organize information, and regulate feelings and how to act on them. Executive skills are, in fact, what your teenager needs to make any of your hopes and dreams for her future—or…

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“A related but more complex aspect of working memory gives us the ability to draw on past learning or experience and apply it to…

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“Two Dimensions of Executive Skills: Thinking and Doing Executive skills involving thinking (cognition) Working memory Planning/prioritization Organization Time management Metacognition Executive skills involving doing…

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“Over a period of 10 to 12 years, beginning around puberty, the plasticity of the adolescent brain allows for rewiring. What the final wiring…

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“To evaluate weaknesses in your teen, be aware of his capacity to engage in effortful (and nonpreferred) mental tasks. If he is bright and…

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“Your teen is probably trying—and trying hard—to do everything his or her peers are expected to do as they mature and face increasing responsibilities.…

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“While all executive skills are important, when it comes to teenagers, parents are likely to be particularly aware of the impact of specific skills.…

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“Working memory involves two different but related skills. The first is the ability to hold information in mind while performing complex tasks.”

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“Neurotransmitters are chemical-like substances that travel between nerve cells across a synapse and determine whether a nerve signal keeps going or halts. Levels of…

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It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also.

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“The idea is that your clients are looking for good suggestions, and they don’t mind sifting through some not-so-good ones as long as they’re…

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I have no control over my writing. I have lots of good intentions, but no control. There's a story that wants to be told.

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Justice for some people is an evil for others. Good intentions, kindness, and hope will not necessarily make people happy.

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“There is an important difference between openness and naïveté. Not everyone has good intentions nor means me well. I remind myself I do not…

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“I reach out in love, my hands are guns, my good intentions are completely lethal.”

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“It wasn't good, he wasn't good, he did not have good intentions. I stood there, and he stood there. He breathed out the bitter…

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“Map-making had never been a precise art on the Discworld. People tended to start off with good intentions and then get so carried away…

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