At different ages, the brain growth changes in a challenging way. Brainstorm, busts a number of commonly held myths about adolescence. According to the author, during adolescence we learn some important 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, the author explores exciting and different 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.