The state of the American teenager Fox News
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Child and adolescent family therapist Dr. Darby Fox, clinical psychologist Dr. Kevin Gilliland, and family psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere discuss the CDC survey that 37% of high school students experienced poor mental health during the pandemic.
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Worryingabout“kids thesedays”isaconcernasoldastime.Andwhilepreviousgenerationshavealwaysworriedaboutyoungpeople, therearerealconcernswithtoday’syouththatshouldbeaddressed.
From the dislocatingeffects of the pandemicthatoccurredduringcrucialyears of theiracademicandsocialdevelopmentto the yet-to-befullyunderstoodeffects of widespreadsmartphoneusage, thereareplenty of reasonstobeconcerned.
Recently,wepolledanationallyrepresentativesample of teenagers. Theytoldussomeworryingthings.
Fifty-fivepercent of teenssaidmostorall of theirclassmatesusecellphonesinclass.(iStock)
First, therearefewproblemsineducationmorepressingthan the wave of chronicabsenteeismsweepin
