Dec 7, 2020
Episode 5 includes a discussion of why teens may be vulnerable to extreme views on the internet (1:42), why toxic stress may be particularly harmful in adolescence but day to day stresses are beneficial (12:25). We figure out why teenagers who were managing their health condition well before puberty, suddenly seem to...
Aug 10, 2020
Questions in this episode focus on learning. The discussion includes the impact of screen time on sleep, finding the Goldilocks spot with tech use, how we might support teenagers facing uncertainty in education prospects, and using the positives and negatives of lockdown to inform success in the new...
Jul 1, 2020
Bettina and Jane talk about the power of mentors to change teenagers’ behaviour, getting a reluctant teenager back out into the social world, supporting your teen’s passion with a cause like Black Lives Matter and how single parents might have been affected by the period of lockdown.
Jun 3, 2020
This episode discusses how to support teens’ losses during lockdown, how to prepare them when they see friends for the first time after lockdown, and figuring out the difference between a bored and depressed adolescent.
May 12, 2020
We tackle sleep and inactive teenagers, screen policy during study time, school problems that follow kids into lockdown and how to help a self-conscious teen during video conference calls.