Mantra 16 of 16 The Rosa Banks Mantras

Things change as teens mature

Growth rarely follows a straight line.

Why it matters

The teenage years are a period of extraordinary brain development. Young people often make sudden leaps forward after months, or even years, of appearing stuck.

Progress is rarely predictable. There will be setbacks, plateaus and days that make you wonder whether anything is changing at all.

The takeaway

Hold onto hope. Keep creating the conditions in which growth is most likely to happen. Today's struggles are not a prediction of tomorrow.