Dr. Laurence Steinberg discusses research that shows that adolescence is a crucial time that shapes the rest of our lives.

The Teenagers Are Not Alright: What Are They Missing by Not Hanging Out in Person?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 12, 2023

In light of the mental health struggles so many teens are reporting, Dan Kois, writer at Slate and the author of several books, including the novel Vintage Contemporaries (Harper, 2023), reflects on how much less in person socializing his daughters do compared to his own childhood, and whether hanging out in person is really better than socializing online.

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