Comments on: Why Your Teen is an Emotional Mess

By: The Mayor

The Mayor — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:07:16 +0000

I'm wondering what brain misfire caused ME to pin my high schooler against her bathroom wall last month? Maybe I need to start wearing an iPod at all times and just shake my head in agreement whenever any of these heathens around here start yakking at me.

By: Momisodes

Momisodes — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:55:58 +0000

I wonder if toddlers process emotions in a similar fashion, because you should see how my 4 yr old reacts to a missing stuffed animal. Perhaps I need to get her an iPod.

By: Grandy

Grandy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:18:02 +0000

BRILLIANT!! I'll make sure to have a vomit bucket nearby when I pull those emotional continence controls out of his ears next time.

By: sara

sara — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:05:07 +0000

I have seen this study as well, and was interested in it. It happened that I heard it shortly after I found out that my 15 year old brother in law and his 15 year old girlfriend were expecting a baby. It was scary to think of what they were taking on…with the brains they have!

By: Fragrant Liar

Fragrant Liar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:49:01 +0000

If I gave them iPods, they'd never hear me yelling! And By-My-Chosen-Deity, they need to hear me yell! iPods just defeat the purpose of parenting, you ask me…

By: Mrsbear

Mrsbear — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:14:54 +0000

Makes absolute sense. My teen is wildly unpredictable. Today every time I asked her what I thought was a reasonable question, she looked at me like I had sprouted a second head and that second head was possibly eating a puppy. I'm for whatever keeps her emotions on an even keel, short of heroin that is. Lately it's the iPod and her AIM account. And sleep, she could do that for 18 hours straight if I let her. And I've only got to do this three more times. Yay.

By: Lawyer Mom

Lawyer Mom — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:14:50 +0000

Okay. I'm off to buy stock in Apple right now. (Also saw that ipods — music — reduces effects of dementia and Alz.). Like I said, am off to buy Apple stock now.

By: frogmama

frogmama — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:31:41 +0000

This is going to come in so handy when Junior is a teenager. I feel better knowing that there's a method to the teenage madness and that they outgrow (hopefully) the emotional rollarcoaster.

By: Helene

Helene — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:34:38 +0000

I had no idea about the voluntary breathing for young children under 3. Interesting!!! I think MIchele is absolutely right that the Ipod is a teenage version of a pacifier!

By: The Dental Maven

The Dental Maven — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:33 +0000

Eeegads! Bypassing the cortex and running straight to the amydala!! I'm thanking my lucky stars the outcome isn't worse than it is!!!