News: Peer Relationships
Here’s Why Your Teen Overshares Online, and Why That Could Be Good
September 18, 2023National Scientific Council on Adolescence member Jacqueline Nesi talks about how sharing online can be a way for young people to find social support.
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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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Teenagers Aren’t as Lonely in Lockdown if Interacting Positively Online
September 3, 2021A new study by our friend Dr. Lucía Magis-Weinberg at UC Berkeley, co-authored by CDA board director Dr. Ron Dahl and others, found that adolescents in Peru who used tech to connect online reported less loneliness during COVID-related lockdowns.
What Happens When Kids Don’t See Their Peers for Months
June 24, 2020"[Adolescents] have a natural affinity for learning about not just their peers and those strong friendships, but about ‘me’ in relationship to others,” says Dr. Ron Dahl, the Center's Founding Director, in this article for The Atlantic about what it means for young people to miss their friends for so long.