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July 23, 2020

Taking risks. Falling in love. Figuring out who we are. Adolescents are constantly learning and adapting—in ways that are often misunderstood. Join Dr. Ron Dahl, Director of the Institute of Human Development at UC Berkeley, and his guests as they explore the science of adolescence on Adaptivity, a podcast by the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent. Listen and rate us on Apple Podcasts!

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Our Youth’s Perspective 2024: Sibling Relationships

June 5, 2024

The third and final episode of our 2024 “Our Youth’s Perspective” miniseries of Adaptivity is about our relationships with our siblings. Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Andrea Rodriguez, Faith Veenker, and Kaelyn Morales talk with Professor Kimberly Updegraff about the important role our sisters and brothers play in our development during adolescence.

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Our Youth’s Perspective 2024: Parenting Styles

June 5, 2024

Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Dallas Tanner, Talya Soffer, and Kobe Wood talk with Professor Leslie Leve about parenting styles, and how we’re affected by our relationships with our caregivers during adolescence. This is the second of our three annual “Our Youth’s Perspective” episodes—an annual youth-led series of Adaptivity, hosted by Ron Dahl.

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Our Youth’s Perspective 2024: Cultural Upbringing

June 5, 2024

In the first of three youth-led episodes of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Becker Chaaban, Brandon Molina, and Namrata Poola talk with UCLA CDA Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni about how our cultural upbringing impacts development during our adolescent years.

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How Facing Big Feelings Can Help Build Mental Health

August 16, 2023

In this episode, Ron talks with psychologist and bestselling author Lisa Damour as well as Zach Gottlieb and Makayla Dawkins about how strong emotions during adolescence–good and bad–can be opportunities for youth to build positive coping strategies that can help them thrive as adults.

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Social Adaptivity: Developing Positive Relationship Skills in a Rapidly Changing World

May 29, 2023

Host Ron Dahl talks with guests Thao Ha, Gustavo Carlo, and Yalda Uhls about how emotionally charged relationships during adolescence can help us learn to navigate personal relationships, find our role in our communities, and handle intense emotions throughout our lives.

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Our Youth’s Perspective part 3: Developing Values, Goals, and Identity

February 2, 2023

In the third and last episode of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Tomi Dugbo talks with Prof. Joanna Williams, Co-Director of the National Scientific Council on Adolescence, about developing our own values, goals, and identities separate from our parents and families.

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Our Youth’s Perspective part 2: Exploration and Risk Taking

January 27, 2023

In the second episode of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Michael Nguyen talks with Adaptivity host and CDA founding director Dr. Ron Dahl about the importance of trying new things and taking risks during our adolescent years.

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Our Youth’s Perspective part 1: Decision Making and Emotional Regulation

January 19, 2023

In the first episode of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Mahisa Mannan talks with UCLA CDA Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván about learning to make difficult decisions and regulate our emotions during our adolescent years.

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Epic Journeys: What we can learn from adolescence across species

December 16, 2022

Host Ron Dahl talks with best-selling author and evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and anthropologist Rachna Reddy about how field studies of adolescence across the animal kingdom can help us better understand aspects of our own human adolescence.

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