In It: Raising Kids Who Learn Differently

What were they thinking? An expert on teenage brains explains

In It: Raising Kids Who Learn Differently

Show Notes

From school to friends to home, being a teenager is tough. Also tough? Raising one!

On this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Karen Wilson. Karen is a clinical neuropsychologist in Los Angeles and a professor at UCLA. She also supervises the assessment of children and adults with learning, thinking, and social-emotional differences.

Tune in to get Karen’s expert advice about supporting your child through the teen years.

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