Raise Smart Kid

• At this stage, your teenage kid's enrichment of his brain mostly lies in his hand.  You can only guide him and give him advice, but ultimately he is responsible for how he forms his character.
• Teen years are a period of crucial brain development subject to a host of environmental and genetic factors. They are prone to risky behaviors and some of these behaviors have lifelong consequences. Adolescent drinkers, for example, develop profound changes on the genetic expression of releasing stress hormones. They are not able to get used to stressors and have exaggerated response to mild stress. See Newsweek article.
• The secret to effectively parenting teens is to be an available parent, someone who “listen[s] with curiosity to their children more than they talk at them, or lecture them,” has “faith in their children’s’ competence... truly want[s] to know their children" and “are never cruel, judgmental or dismissive.” Available parents will “be seen as an advisor and ally, as opposed to the adversary so many of today’s parents are considered by their teenaged children.”
• Do not allow your teenager to spend too much time on computers and new technology that shapes his brain to have too short attention span, not being able to concentrate in class, and not being able to sit still long enough to finish homework or plan ahead.

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Educational Toys and Games to Help Make Your Kids Smart