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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work with teens and would say a majority of them do not have the social skills we would expect of kids their age pre-COVID. Even young people I meet who I would say present with good/acceptable social skills talk about having a lot of anxiety approaching other teens/making new friends/putting themselves out there socially. These covid cohorts of teens either need support to catch up socially or they are going to be late bloomers (which is mostly fine).[/quote]

Besides the pandemic, social media contributes to the anxiety. Online bullying-sharing an unflattering photo/video can destroy someone and linger forever. You piss off one moody "friend", friend gets you back online and you face social death. The scope of bullying has changed and the damage they can do, is more permanent. Of course the bullies themselves are making total fools of themselves online and a lot of that may come back to haunt them. The social world is incredibly complex now and it is not just as simple as a few catch up skills. Navigating the new methods of bullying is complicated for even adults who choose public lives to handle.[/quote]

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