Chore Therapy for Troubled Tweens and Teens |
There is so much going on for kids as they enter adolescence, starting at age ten or 11 and persisting for the next several years. Their bodies, brains, and place in the world are changing dramatically and quickly.
That’s always been true. But today, there are signs that more young people than ever are having increasingly serious social, emotional, and behavioral problems.
Arguably, the best way to address these problems is to reduce the stressors kids are increasingly experiencing. That may mean refocusing public policy by investing in social justice, environmental health, and educational equity. On a slightly smaller scale, the U.S. Centers for Disease........