What Causes the ‘Mood Swings’ We Experience in Teenage Years?

Imagine your brain is like a rollercoaster. Teenagers’ brains are still growing, and they're full of exciting new chemicals called hormones that make their emotions go up and down like waves. That’s why teenagers can be super happy one minute and super mad the next, it's all part of growing up!

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A teenager might be excited about a new video game one minute and throw their phone across the room the next.
They could laugh at a joke and then suddenly cry over a minor argument with friends.
One day they're ready to go to school, but the next they refuse to leave their bedroom.

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