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Calculating the Emotional Cost of Remote Learning
August 19, 2021CDA board chair Dr. Ron Dahl talks with reporter Rebecca Bodenheimer about the effects of pandemic-related distancing on the social-emotional learning that is so central to adolescent development.
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January 17, 2023: New Guides Help Organizations Build Effective Youth Engagement Programs
August 16, 2021: New Report Examines Intersection of Anti-Black Racism on Youth Development
November 30, 2020: Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Advisory Board Members
October 1, 2020: Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Leadership
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Middle School’s Moment: What the Science Tells Us About Improving the Middle Grades
August 18, 2021Reporter Kelly Field talked to experts including our Co-Executive Director Dr. Andrew Fuligni and board chair Dr. Ron Dahl about how to fix the developmental mismatch between middle schools and the needs of young adolescents.
‘Don’t go back to the old normal’: Opportunities for Adolescent Learning Revealed by COVID-19
July 14, 2021If there's a silver lining to the pandemic it's this: A chance to return to a better "normal," one that supports the remarkable opportunities for learning during adolescence. Our Co-Executive Director, Adriana Galván, and others spoke about that opportunity at the Education Writer Association's 2021 National Seminar.
Stop the Freakout Over Kids’ Screen Time
July 2, 2021Dr. Candice Odgers, UC Irvine psychology professor and member of the National Scientific Council on Adolescence, was one of the researchers interviewed about what the science REALLY says about kids' digital media use.
Dr. Ron Dahl on the Radio Davos Podcast
June 10, 2021“Increasingly, the use of phones and digital access...is being woven into the social fabric in which young people are growing up.” Hear CDA board chair Dr. Ron Dahl talk about how AI might help children and adolescents learn through play on the Radio Davos podcast.
Adolescent Brains Are Wired to Want Status and Respect: That’s an Opportunity for Teachers and Parents
April 20, 2021Author Lydia Denworth talks to leading developmental researchers (including National Scientific Council on Adolescence members David Yeager, Linda Wilbrecht, Ron Dahl, Anthony Burrow, and Nick Allen as well as CDA Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni) about what science tells us about the intense social and emotional learning of the adolescent years.
Reframing Adolescent Risk Taking and Resiliency
March 23, 2021The Bezos Family Foundation highlights CDA's work to change the narrative around youth stereotypes with science.
Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Advisory Board Members
November 25, 2020We are excited to announce three distinguished new members of our Advisory Board.
LGBTQuarantine: Supporting Queer Youth
November 23, 2020Stephen Russell, PhD, a member of our National Scientific Council on Adolescence, talks to host Ali Wentworth about the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ adolescents and how schools and families can help.
Fewer ‘Likes’ Can Cause Emotional Distress
September 22, 2020In this recent study in Child Development, co-author David Yeager and colleagues show that getting fewer 'likes' than others leads to increased feelings of rejection, especially for young people already feeling victimized IRL.