The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

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February 12, 2019

TIME

You Can Track Almost Everything Your Kids Do Online. Here’s Why That May Not Be a Good Idea

Large-scale surveys tell us that we are raising the best-behaved generation of teenagers on record. Compared to their predecessors, today’s adolescents are less likely to take age-old risks such as smoking cigarettes, trying alcohol, experimenting with illegal drugs or having sex. They’re also more likely to stay home, possibly because they’re connecting with their friends over social media instead of seeing them in person. And yet parents today live in a state of constant anxiety about their teens. Given that our kids are so much tamer than we were as teenagers, why do we worry so much about them?

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The advice provided here by Dr. Damour and the resources shared by her AI-powered librarian, Rosalie, will not and do not constitute - or serve as a substitute for - professional psychological treatment, therapy, or other types of professional advice or intervention. If you have concerns about your child’s well-being, consult a physician or mental health professional.