The Conversation – Elaine Reese
As parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy.
Our new research shows one way to help is to have positive conversations with children about everyday events as soon as they start to talk.
Most teens experience a dip in their well-being. This adolescent malaise is not new. Over a century ago, child psychologist G. Stanley Hall wrote of the “reflectiveness” in adolescence that “often leads to self-criticism and consciousness that may be morbid”.