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Transitioning into Adulthood
Season 1 · Episode 380

Transitioning into Adulthood

Nancy Hill and Alexis Redding discuss generational changes in adolescent development and how to offer better supports to emerging adults.

The Harvard EdCast · Nancy Hill, Alexis Redding, Jill Anderson

March 24, 202125m 45s

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Show Notes

How has the end of adolescence changed or has it at all? Harvard Professor Nancy Hill and Lecturer Alexis Redding set out to better understand changes in adolescent development across generations. When they discovered an untapped archive from the 1970s, they expected to uncover huge changes, especially considering how the world shifted in the past 50 years. Instead they found common ties among the generations. They share how these generational similarities offer insight into how we can better support adolescents at home and in college. They also debunk this idea that today's adolescents are "coddled" and "overparented."

 

Topics

teenagersoverparentingyoung adultshigher educationlearningadolescent developmentparentingcollege