"There’s a lot of changes happening in the mind and body of a teenager. The brain is developing very fast. They will get easily angry. They will do impulsive things. And that’s okay. That’s part of being a teenager," he says.
The teenage years are a time of major transformation, with young adolescents often finding their way through major physical and psychological changes.
In this conversation, Dr Maumoon Shareef, Head of the Hulhumale' Hospital Mental Health Centre, sheds light on how parents can support their teenaged children during these transformative years.
"There’s a lot of changes happening in the mind and body of a teenager. The brain is developing very fast. They will get easily angry. They will do impulsive things. And that’s okay. That’s part of being a teenager," he says.
Watch the full video to learn more about some of the challenges faced during teen years, such as screen addiction, monitoring and freedom on the world wide web, school avoidance and exam anxiety.
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