by Dennis Coates | Dec 13, 2024 | Adolescence, Critical Thinking, Education, Guest Blog Posts, Parenting Videos, Podcasts, Teen Success
Even though I graduated from West Point, served 20 years in the U.S. Army, and retired as a lieutenant colonel, from age 16 I’ve always considered myself to be a writer. And since I co-founded what has become Grow Strong Leaders in 1987, I’ve published...
by Dennis Coates | Sep 7, 2020 | Adolescent Brain, Critical Thinking, Education, Health & Nutrition, Parenting, Parenting Books, Podcasts, Teen Culture
It’s well documented: how kids with growing brains can be adversely affected – for life – by too much screen time. It’s a scary issue for parents, because the new technologies are both amazingly useful and amazingly dangerous. And practically...
by Dennis Coates | Sep 21, 2017 | Adolescent Brain, Critical Thinking, Interviews, Podcasts, Teen Success
I recently had a fascinating discussion about the adolescent brain with parent coach Andrea Zacharias. If you want to know more about what I do and think about every day, listen in! We talked about my new book: How Your Teen Can Grow a Smarter Brain. More...