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“It’s not that we want to dampen strong emotions, we want to support adolescents’ ability to work with those emotions to think about what they mean and how to regulate them and put them to good uses,” said Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni in a new Education Week article discussing whether or not parents are allowing their kids too many days out of school due to mental health.
NSCA member Candice Odgers is cited in Forbes explaining that research suggests broader societal challenges may have a more significant impact on teen wellbeing than social media. The article proposes that social media companies can help support positive mental health in teens by giving platform users more choices, providing evidence-based supports, and creating approachable solutions.
NSCA Member Candice Odgers spoke with Scientific American about how although COVID took an emotional and educational strain on children and teens they are far from a ‘lost generation.’ “There’s a resilience story to be told from this,” says Odgers.
