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GPS program: Why teens are wired for risky behavior
Dr. Jess Shatkin speaks at noon Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Marquardt administration center and at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Glenbard North High School
The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present Born to be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks and How We Can Keep Them Safe with Dr. Jess Shatkin at noon Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Marquardt School District 15 administration center, 1860 Glen Ellyn Road in Glendale Heights. The program will be repeated at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Glenbard North High School, 990 N. Kuhn Road in Carol Stream.
A heath expo showcasing more than 20 organizations will begin at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 13 prior to Shatkin’s presentation. In addition, a community conversation with Glenbard clinicians will follow the evening program.
Plenty of reasons cause parents to worry about getting a late-night call. Threats such as texting while driving, binge-drinking, bullying, and unprotected sexual activity are among the issues affecting young people.
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Using fresh evidence, research-based observations, and clinical and personal anecdotes, Shatkin will explain why young people make dangerous choices and will offer solutions that work. He will address why “scared straight” adult logic and draconian punishment don’t work; why the teen brain is born to be wild; and the surprising roles of brain development, hormones, social pressures, screen time, and other key factors that influence a teen-ager’s drive to explore and take risks.
Shatkin will share new insights to decode the adolescent brain and help steer young people ages 12 to 26 away from risky behavior.
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Shatkin is an adolescent psychiatrist and educator. He brings more than two decades worth of research and clinical experience to this subject, along with cutting-edge findings from brain science, evolutionary psychology, game theory, and other disciplines. He is also a concerned father.
GPS is generously sponsored by the Birth to Five Community Coalition, Cebrin Goodman Center, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, DuPage Medical Group, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative, Holiday Inn/Carol Stream and the Prevention Leadership Team of the DuPage County Health Department.
For further information, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at 630-942-7668 or gilda_ross@glenbard.org.
