Adolescents are vulnerable to initiating and developing problematic or addictive behaviors, such as gambling, substance use, and problematic internet use, because their prefrontal cortex is still developing.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Children and Screens
  The Children and Screens Guide for Child Development and Media ...

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• The Children and Screens Guide for Child Development and Media ... www.childrenandscreens.org Children and Screens via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• Substance Use concept
• problematic behaviors concept
• prefrontal cortex concept