What Is the 21st Century Doing to our Teenagers (2015 Event)

Nicola Morgan, author of Blame My Brain and The Teenage Guide to Stress, reveals the science and psychology of teenage brains and the many challenges adolescents face, such as exams, friendships and anxiety disorders. Morgan believes that books can help us make sense of our problems and argues passionately for the power of reading for pleasure and for ‘readaxation’. An enlightening hour. Recorded live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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