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Teens in Crisis: Guidance for Parents in a Changed World

How to help kids navigate online threats, skyrocketing anxiety, new sexual pressures and more

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Why Young People Are Suffering

Social media, the pandemic and cultural changes have left a generation on shaky ground. Parents are struggling to provide support

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Tricky Teen Parenting Situations and How to Handle Them

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Why We Must Care About America’s Teens

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How to Protect Your Teen Against Online Scams

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What Parents and Grandparents Need to Know about Apps

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High School Principal Sees Fallout from Social Isolation

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How to Help Your Teen

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What to Say When Your Teen Is Social Media Obsessed

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What to Say When Your Teen Self-Harms

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What to Say When Your Teen Announces They’re Non-Binary

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A Teen Talks About Suicide and What Parents Should Know

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Mom Explains the Hidden Toll of Cyberbullying

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Voices of Experience

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Undergrads Lack Independence from Parents, College Dean Says

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Rabbi Says Young People Need Hope for the Future

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Etiquette Expert: Teens Don’t Know How to Talk to Adults

Sharing Their Stories

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The Grandma’s Guide to Gender and Sexuality in the 2020s

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What Parents Can Do When a Teen Self-Harms

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Sextortion Made My Son’s Life a Nightmare

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My Daughter Was Bullied Her Senior Year of High School

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How a Battle With Anxiety Led to an Unexpected Win

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What I Did When My 11-Year-Old Came Out as Gay

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How One Online Mistake Can Ruin a Kid’s Life

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A Beautiful, Brainy and Beloved Daughter Dies by Suicide

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This is 13: A Glimpse Into Three Teens’ Lives Across the U.S.

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Virtual Learning Took a Heavy Toll on My Daughter

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A Man’s Guide to Protecting His Daughter’s Self-Esteem

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