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The Unique Challenge of Raising Teenagers Right Now

I can no longer honestly tell my kids that everything will be okay.
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The teenagers are not all right, but then again, neither are the adults. Pandemic life has been profoundly jarring, and every generation has felt it. I hear about and an increase in , then I attend my on Zoom and try to figure out why. Meanwhile, many young children are struggling to with their education or even learn how to .

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