BYU’s Laura Padilla-Walker on the power of service on teen flourishing

<p dir="ltr">Pew Research Center findings show many&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/feature/why-many-parents-and-teens-think-its-harder-being-a-teen-today/">parents and teens think it&rsquo;s harder being a teen today</a> than it was 20 years ago. They point to technology, especially social media, as having a particularly negative impact on teen life. But how can parents and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ease the pressures on today&rsquo;s youth and help them to <a href="https://magazine.byu.edu/article/families-that-flourish/">flourish during their teen years</a>?</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://fhssfaculty.byu.edu/directory/laura-walker">Laura Padilla-Walker</a>, dean of <a href="https://socialsciences.byu.edu/">Family, Home and Social Sciences</a> at Brigham Young University, has pondered this question in her research as she focuses on parenting and media influences during adolescence and young adulthood. Padilla-Walker joins this episode of the Church News podcast to help parents and leaders <a href="https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/de/3d/c122c5304b2a9a11a569285f6cae/walkerflourishing-final06-16-16.pdf">discover how positive behaviors can both replace and protect against negative behaviors</a> and how sacred living strategies can help families stay stronger and happier.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Hosts <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/authors/ryan-jensen/">Jon Ryan Jensen</a>, editor of the <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">Church News</a>, and <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/authors/mary-richards/">Church News reporter Mary Richards</a> share unique views of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience. Produced by <a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/">KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>