Clash Of The Mind And Heart: Parents' Playbook For Helping Youths Succeed : World Scientific Publishing : 9789811252600 : 9811252602 : 24 Apr 2022 : ""My parents don't understand me"", ""Why is my child emotionally explosive?"" The understanding-divide between adolescents and their parents seemed to be getting wider. Concretely on a day-to-day basis, adolescents and parents are clashing with each other over mind and heart issues; and no one seemed to be able to ""get"" the other. Even if one ""got it"", it would not take long before one would challenge the other about it. Neuroscience has informed us that the divide has always been there and will continue to be there because it is developmental. The prefrontal cortex will only be fully developed about ten years after the limbic system becomes fully functional. These two areas are primarily responsible for setting and achieving goals, and behavioural-emotional responses, respectively. The implication of this reality is huge, and it expl