Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
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- Author：Daniel J. Siegel
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Summary
A New York Times bestseller！
Between the ages of twelve and twenty-four， the brain changes in important and， at times， challenging ways。 In Brainstorm， Dr。 Daniel Siegel busts a number of commonly held myths about adolescence—for example， that it is merely a stage of immaturity” filled with often crazy” behavior。 According to Siegel， during adolescence we learn vital skills， such as how to leave home and enter the larger world， connect deeply with others， and safely experiment and take risks。
Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology， Siegel explores exciting ways in which understanding how the brain functions can improve the lives of adolescents， making their relationships more fulfilling and less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide。
Between the ages of twelve and twenty-four， the brain changes in important and， at times， challenging ways。 In Brainstorm， Dr。 Daniel Siegel busts a number of commonly held myths about adolescence—for example， that it is merely a stage of immaturity” filled with often crazy” behavior。 According to Siegel， during adolescence we learn vital skills， such as how to leave home and enter the larger world， connect deeply with others， and safely experiment and take risks。
Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology， Siegel explores exciting ways in which understanding how the brain functions can improve the lives of adolescents， making their relationships more fulfilling and less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide。
Reviews
Aline Carrilho
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Una mirada para la esencia de la adolescencia。 Un gran enfoque en la integración del cerebro con técnicas como el mindfulness。 Vale mucho la lectura。
Lauren
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For a parent hoping to learn a little something about what makes my tween tick， this was a real disappointment。 First， rather than decide on its target reader， the book tries to be everything to everyone — and fails。 I expected some amount of helpful information about the adolescent brain， but what I found was pop psych drivel posing as the super cool science teacher using acronyms for everything — SIFT through your feelings， the ESSENCE of adolescence， and at least 5 or 6 other made up acronyms For a parent hoping to learn a little something about what makes my tween tick， this was a real disappointment。 First， rather than decide on its target reader， the book tries to be everything to everyone — and fails。 I expected some amount of helpful information about the adolescent brain， but what I found was pop psych drivel posing as the super cool science teacher using acronyms for everything — SIFT through your feelings， the ESSENCE of adolescence， and at least 5 or 6 other made up acronyms that I already can’t remember。 And SIFT is right。 Siegel offers a few nuggets here， if you’re willing to sift through a description of meditation （explained almost as if he made that up too）， suggestions to “integrate” your mind so everything connects with everything else， and personal stories about his son and daughter。 His style is easygoing （see: cool science teacher） but also therefore somewhat patronizing， and as much as I tried， it was hard to take much of any of it seriously。 。。。more
Barbara
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I was looking for ways to help， not just understanding why they are the way they are。
Chrisdee
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I wouldn't say I read the whole thing 。 This book is purposefully written in sections so that you can read the ones applicable to you。 It was okay， would have been a great podcast。 I felt like the author really wanted to speak to you in a conversation style which made the book not flow super well。 Not counting this as a 'read' book。 I wouldn't say I read the whole thing 。 This book is purposefully written in sections so that you can read the ones applicable to you。 It was okay， would have been a great podcast。 I felt like the author really wanted to speak to you in a conversation style which made the book not flow super well。 Not counting this as a 'read' book。 。。。more
Mikayla Bugh
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Dr Siegel has always been a go to for understanding the brain。 I disagree with some aspects of his perspective of things due to my Christian worldview， but learned so much about the essence of adolescence。 I recommend for anyone working with or parenting teenagers。
Anya
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It’s taken me more than a year to read this book！ Why？ It’s seems quite wordy， although it is interesting and does have a good message。 If you are actually having a tough time with a teenager （when I started the book） it seems preachy。 Lots of acronyms which if you actually try and could seems quite “false”。 I think the ideas are good but the enactment or application could differ widely！ Being genuine and connecting with people when talking isn’t really something you master after reading a book。 It’s taken me more than a year to read this book！ Why？ It’s seems quite wordy， although it is interesting and does have a good message。 If you are actually having a tough time with a teenager （when I started the book） it seems preachy。 Lots of acronyms which if you actually try and could seems quite “false”。 I think the ideas are good but the enactment or application could differ widely！ Being genuine and connecting with people when talking isn’t really something you master after reading a book。 If you can already do that and know what that means then you probably don’t really need to read the book。 Anyway， quite an interesting psychology book but written in a far too long winded way for me （could be a personal thing）。 。。。more
Brenna
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This book gives a solid overview of adolescent brain development， but wasn’t life-changing。 It is scientific but not so in-depth that it would lose the average reader。 The author weaves in stories of some of his patients （he is a psychiatrist） but I didn’t find them to be as engaging as they could be。 Still， I think this book is an important resource for parents， teachers， coaches， and other professionals who work with adolescents。
Suzanne
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lots of great info- makes you excited about adolescent years and their brain development。 Sometimes fairly slow in the reading。
Catherine
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The hardest part about reading this book is wanting everyone else to read it with me and them not doing it。 Lots of info packed into these pages。 Really good examples and stories and activities and cute acronyms。 Kindness。 Compassion。 Curiosity。 Mindfulness。 Savor and serve。 Savor and serve。 I learned a lot。
Roxana Ene
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A little bit too technical for my taste and initially I thought the book would aim parents of teenagers but it is a fit for adults with no kids。
Elizabeth
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Very helpful for parents of teenagers。
Rehenuma
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Starts slow， but gets better as it goes on。 The first half focuses on the teenage brain， but some descriptions are a bit too scientific。 In his book Whole Brain Child， Siegel has more examples and the structure is more organic。 I guess he is trying to get at the transition to adulthood by the writing a book that a teen might read。 I’ld like to meet the ones who have read this book！ That would be impressive。 I definitely wouldn’t give this to my 13 year old until she is almost out of her teens。 R Starts slow， but gets better as it goes on。 The first half focuses on the teenage brain， but some descriptions are a bit too scientific。 In his book Whole Brain Child， Siegel has more examples and the structure is more organic。 I guess he is trying to get at the transition to adulthood by the writing a book that a teen might read。 I’ld like to meet the ones who have read this book！ That would be impressive。 I definitely wouldn’t give this to my 13 year old until she is almost out of her teens。 Regardless， very solid evidence based models and suggestions for how to work with young people。 。。。more
Alex
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I was recommended this book after I did a course in Mentalization Based Family Therapy and it wasn't what I expected。 As a clinician this didn't offer me anything new， though it could be an interesting read for families who are new to the concepts。 I was recommended this book after I did a course in Mentalization Based Family Therapy and it wasn't what I expected。 As a clinician this didn't offer me anything new， though it could be an interesting read for families who are new to the concepts。 。。。more
Jared Pangier
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"Savor and Server the World，" "3Gs and 2Ps，" "MWe，" "Integrate，" and "Leave the World a Better Place。" Those are some of the parting sentiments from Daniel J。 Siegel， M。D。 in his book Brainstorm， which is the second "brain book" of his that I read。 Siegel writes this book for adolescents and adults with the goal of "demythifying" what adolescence is， while also trying to shed light on the brain during adolescence and how a life spent nurturing brain integration will make life better for self and "Savor and Server the World，" "3Gs and 2Ps，" "MWe，" "Integrate，" and "Leave the World a Better Place。" Those are some of the parting sentiments from Daniel J。 Siegel， M。D。 in his book Brainstorm， which is the second "brain book" of his that I read。 Siegel writes this book for adolescents and adults with the goal of "demythifying" what adolescence is， while also trying to shed light on the brain during adolescence and how a life spent nurturing brain integration will make life better for self and for others。 MWe specifically represents Me and We and the importance of spending time in your own brain to know yourself （and strengthen neural connections） as well as to spend time between to build empathy as you connect with others。Siegel's ambitious goal to bridge the gap between current adolescents and has-been adolescents （AKA: Adults） was achieved through this book， as long as we can actually inspire more adolescents and adults to read （and read it） :） 。。。more
Nicole
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Easy to read and helpful。
Karen
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Dan Siegel incorporates brain science， attachment / relationship and translates it all to inspire compassion and understanding。 A must read for everyone who loves and is exasperated by the adolescents in their lives。
Heather
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I rounded up my rating 。。。 I’d really give it 3。5 stars。 There were some things that I will take away from the book so that’s a positive。 😉
Stephen
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When I started reading Brainstorm by Daniel J Siegel， I wasn’t immediately hooked。 It sounded like another one of those books that state the obvious and feel more like a boring documentary than something I would want to read。 The first 10 pages or so didn't speak to me， but I’m glad I kept reading。 As I read a few more pages， Siegel said something that immediately engaged my brain and answered a question long unanswered for many people。 He explained that during adolescence and at the beginning o When I started reading Brainstorm by Daniel J Siegel， I wasn’t immediately hooked。 It sounded like another one of those books that state the obvious and feel more like a boring documentary than something I would want to read。 The first 10 pages or so didn't speak to me， but I’m glad I kept reading。 As I read a few more pages， Siegel said something that immediately engaged my brain and answered a question long unanswered for many people。 He explained that during adolescence and at the beginning of teenage years， the brain starts to develop the ability to see qualities， feelings， thoughts， and questions better。 You're able to see more of yourself， and who you feel like you are， who you want to be， and all of that。 You start to see so much more from a mental standpoint， and start to question things， but don’t yet have the capability to see much of that in others， and you start to feel isolated。 That's where the whole “Nobody understands me” phase originates from。 When you see these things and see yourself， but can’t see it in somebody else， you feel like you're the only one， you feel alone。 That also ties into how some friendships are so important， because maybe those friends are the few people you can see things in， or who you can connect with at that time of mental disarray。 Those friends feel super important to you because you have that connection that seems so rare during those years。During the book， Siegel talks about different exercises and tools one can use to help cope with the changing brain， and also includes stories from his work as a therapist， and gives advice and knowledge about becoming an adult， growing to who you want to be， sexual orientation， personal identity， and pretty much everything that your brain stresses about during puberty and adolescence。I would recommend this book to anyone who is having trouble with mental stress， a growing brain， pretty much anything。 This book is incredibly helpful and wise， and honestly helped me think about a lot of problems and worries I have。I’m usually not a confident guy， and I’m often quite scared of what people think。 This book helped me gain some self confidence and boost my self esteem， and helped me think through issues I’m contemplating。 I’ve now been able to move forward and past a lot of my concerns， and Brainstorm made me do just that。 Brainstorm。 About me， who I am， where I am and how to deal with growing and moving forward。My bottom line is， Brainstorm is very much worth reading。 Whatever mental struggles you have， this book will help you see and think from many different perspectives， and that’s how new thoughts， new ideas， new discoveries， and many things are found。 It will give you a new way to think when all of your thoughts seem misguided， and that really helps more than you’d think。 。。。more
Pedro Tardio Ascarrunz
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Este livro é de fácil leitura， não contem muitas informações que considero sejam essenciais （se você estiver procurando uma guia de cómo conversar com adolescentes） mais sim oferece algumas informações e insights que pode ser que você não conheça。 Se estiverem afim de explorar de forma tópica algumas caraterísticas dos adolescentes recomendo， mais saibam que é um livro introdutorio ao assunto。
Ana Isabel Lage Ferreira
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The author's promise is compelling！ An inside-out guide to the emerging adolescent mind。The author's deliver？ Not as much。 There are some very good stuff- a clear and readable language for lay people- good day to day examples and quite relatable- good ideas for exercises to train and develop emotion regulation skills And then there are the shortcomings- the repetition of ideas （the same book could be a half or even a third long）- the idea that teenagers all over the world are exactly as America The author's promise is compelling！ An inside-out guide to the emerging adolescent mind。The author's deliver？ Not as much。 There are some very good stuff- a clear and readable language for lay people- good day to day examples and quite relatable- good ideas for exercises to train and develop emotion regulation skills And then there are the shortcomings- the repetition of ideas （the same book could be a half or even a third long）- the idea that teenagers all over the world are exactly as American ones- a lack of scientific references （not even at the end of the book）。All and all， we can get good ideas there。 Not needed to read it from top to bottom， though。 。。。more
Jenna Martinez
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My favorite book on the neuroscience of the teenage brain。 Siegel debunks a lot of silly and harmful myths about teens and raging hormones and instead shows what a brilliant and exciting time it is for teenagers and their amazing brains。 A must-read for anyone who loves and works with young people。
Verónica Soler
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Me ha parecido interesante， sobre todo la parte que habla de los vínculos de apego pero me ha resultado algo denso。 Me gustan más otros libros de este autor
Sandy
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Too limited。 I didn't think so much time would be spent on describing detailed meditation techniques。 Also， as bright and experienced as the author might be， he seems to "speak down" to his readers and explain terms that should be obvious to most moderately educated folks。 I needed more science and less talking in circles。 Certainly a handful of insightful sections， but sadly not the majority of this book。 Too limited。 I didn't think so much time would be spent on describing detailed meditation techniques。 Also， as bright and experienced as the author might be， he seems to "speak down" to his readers and explain terms that should be obvious to most moderately educated folks。 I needed more science and less talking in circles。 Certainly a handful of insightful sections， but sadly not the majority of this book。 。。。more
Teri Hannan
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I’m glad I read this book。 I listened to the audio but want to buy a hard copy so I can highlight and make notes。 Excellent info on brain development and healing。 It gives a lot of hope for folks who may have attachment disorders and helped shine a light on how to help adolescents thrive as their brain changes into adulthood。 I recommend it。
Liz
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Had good information especially for how to keep evolving as an adult。 Would be a good book for counselors to read but not as helpful for parents or teens （even though the book suggests teens should read it）。
Camilla Trindade
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O livro é excelente e apresenta além da teoria uma parte prática que nos ajuda no dia a dia com adolescentes e adultos。
Ryan
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Taught me a lot about how the adolescent brain develops， explaining a lot about what's going on in our household！ Wish there were more strategies about how to approach and speak with a teen。 Taught me a lot about how the adolescent brain develops， explaining a lot about what's going on in our household！ Wish there were more strategies about how to approach and speak with a teen。 。。。more
Caleb
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A book about adolescents and how they think。 I don't like self-help books with needless pictures and trite acronyms and this has both。 I tried to read it and just kept skimming。 Maybe it's a resource in a few years but it was unreadable now。 A book about adolescents and how they think。 I don't like self-help books with needless pictures and trite acronyms and this has both。 I tried to read it and just kept skimming。 Maybe it's a resource in a few years but it was unreadable now。 。。。more
Marlene
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My favorite professor always told us to be clear and concise when writing。 He said "a few powerful words are better than a paragraph of repetition"。 I wish Mr。 Siegel had received this advice from his editor because he has a knack for saying very little in too many words。 This is a good book for someone new to the subject of adolescence and looking to find their inner child， but quite mundane for anyone semi-versed in the topic。 My favorite professor always told us to be clear and concise when writing。 He said "a few powerful words are better than a paragraph of repetition"。 I wish Mr。 Siegel had received this advice from his editor because he has a knack for saying very little in too many words。 This is a good book for someone new to the subject of adolescence and looking to find their inner child， but quite mundane for anyone semi-versed in the topic。 。。。more
Sofia
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