Alcohol and the Teenage Brain

From the time your child is born, you create enriching opportunities where your child can explore, learn, develop new skills, create, and thrive. You see your child develop and change in extraordinary ways. You know their developing brain continues to mature as a teen. In fact, during the teen years, their brain goes through dramatic changes, second only to the first three years of life!^1 This makes the teenage years particularly vulnerable to negative impacts on the brain. Between the ages of 12 and 21, alcohol use can significantly harm the brain.^1 Drinking alcohol in the teen years can result in negative changes to brain development and function. Let’s explore ●      the consequences of underage drinking, ●      the impact of alcohol on the developing teenage brain, and ●      your role in delaying the use of alcohol.