★Portuguese rights has been sold, with offers for Italian, French and Simplified Chinese rights.
★Ranked #27 on the overall Spanish Amazon bestseller list after its release in February 2024!
★Ranked #1 in the Family & Relationships category, #1 in Sociology category and #2 in Education category.
★In this new book, the authors address the important questions, challenges, and dilemmas that every teenager will face in life, and offer professional advice and popular explanations based on neuropsychology.
★Written by Alvaro Bilbao, a renowned Spanish doctor of psychology, neuropsychologist and expert in the study of brain plasticity, with more than 2.5 million followers and 350,000 readers on his social networks.
★His previous book, The child's brain explained to parents, has sold more than 400,000 copies in Spain and been translated in more than 20 languages.

How should teens create a happy life? Which path of study should be followed? What if one becomes addicted to alcohol or drugs? How do you cope with first love or being rejected for the first time? How to deal with toxic relationships and find good friends who are actually worth dating? Why is it important to turn off your screen on time? How much sleep do you really need to fulfill your body's needs?

Álvaro Bilbao is a leading Spanish psychologist, neuropsychologist, and author of the international bestseller The Brain Science of Parenting. In this book, he offers, in a clear, simple, and wisdom-filled way, the tools that have helped many teens and young adults find their niche at key moments in their lives.

This is an essential guide for all boys and girls who want to better understand how their brains work, and for all parents who need to find the words and arguments to guide them to begin their journey into adulthood with a calmer and more confident mind.

Álvaro Bilbao is a Doctor in Pyschology and Clinical Neuropsychology. He trained at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability in the UK and the John Hopkins Hospital in the US. He works with the WHO on projects connected with cognitive disabilities. Since the year 2001 he has been a part of the Spanish National Brain Damage Treatment Centre. Thanks to his work there, he was selected as a member of the expert committee of the Spanish Brain Damage Ferderation and Madrid's Interaction Institute. He won the 2010 Premio Caser for excellence in attention to people with disabilities.

Chapter 1 Understanding Yourself is the Most Powerful Skill You Can Learn 11
　　1. Learning to Know Yourself 13
　　2. Listen to Your Emotions 23
Chapter 2 Your Inner Strength Will Be Tested in Many Situations 37
　　3. Controlling Your Temper 39
　　4. Becoming More Resilient 51
Chapter 3: You Only Have One Body and No One Can Take Care of It for You 67
　　5. Sleep More 69
　　6. Sobriety 81
Chapter 4 Your Mind is Where You Spend the Rest of Your Life 97
　　7. Cultivate Positive Emotions 99
　　8. Purify Your Mind 111
Chapter 5 Choosing Good Companions is Vital for a Lifetime 125
　　9. Choosing Good Friends for You 127
　　10. Opening Your Heart (to Those Who Deserve It) 145
Chapter 6 You Can Create Your Own Future 169
　　11. Making the Right Decisions 171
　　12. Creating Your Future 183
　　13. Creating Good Luck 195
Chapter 7: Not Everything Goes According to Plan 205
　　14. Recovering from Failure 207
　　15. Don't Forget What Matters Most 219
Stories Appearing in This Book and Their Origins 227
Acknowledgments 233