‘Stay in touch,’ exercise, breathe: Combating mental health challenges during COVID-19 “Psychologically, they’re meant to differentiate some of their identity from their home, the nest, and explore,” she said of teens who are craving independence as part of their normal development apart from parents.Teens are biologically driven to connect with peers, take risks and seek novelty as the part of their brain that helps with planning, impulse control and emotional regulation is developing while they seek more autonomy.
But over the past year, teens in many parts of the country haven’t gone much beyond their house.More online learning at home without a teacher is boring for some students who find it challenging to sit for hours while they.