ADOLESCENT BRAIN PART 2
Hello and welcome back to the Calmer Schools Network. This is a four part series on the adolescent brain, and today we will cover part two and three. Remember, this is something that you can use with parents or caregivers if you wanna use this as a workshop. There are notes below and also attachments that you can utilize and take back. So when we look at the stages of cognitive development,
So this is really about creative exploration and how do you support students in deeper creative exploration and really seeing things from a standpoint of problem solving or a new way of doing things. As we get into ourselves and we talk about healthy aging, we can also take this advice. It's a good time for us to revisit what are our emotional sparks? How are we passionately living?
And are we living our life to the fullest, really getting to enjoy life and enjoy the people that we're around? Are we prioritizing relationships? So it's a good check for us as well. And to think about the types of relationships that we're encountering and if they're healthy and helpful. And then thinking about novelty. So what are we doing to bring about new experiences into our lives and engaging in creative exploration because our brains don't stop growing as we get older.
So when we think about what is the key to healthy aging, it's important to understand that our brain really needs novelty to stay fresh, to stay excited, and novelty gives us a boost of dopamine. Dopamine. So when we talk about novelty, it's really important to think about different ideas that we've had. Maybe we've had a new idea for something that we wanna try for a really long Time.
This is a time to try it. Our brains need that. And so the more that we can think about doing something new and allowing ourselves to test out our ideas, the better off we are and the healthier we will age. We'll see you back next time. Thank you for listening, and we hope that you have a great week.
It releases dopamine. We like new things, our brains get bored. And oftentimes kids try out things because they're bored and they wanna get a new experience. So that's why we always recommend coupling novelty with a reward system to make sure that you as the caregiver or the teacher are setting some boundaries instead of students looking for rewards and novelty from things that can be harmful to them.
So this is really about creative exploration and how do you support students in deeper creative exploration and really seeing things from a standpoint of problem solving or a new way of doing things. As we get into ourselves and we talk about healthy aging, we can also take this advice. It's a good time for us to revisit what are our emotional sparks? How are we passionately living?