Teens and College Kids Sheltered-in-Place with Parents: Challenges and Connections

In face of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the teens are home and the college kids have returned. The nest is full and challenges to clash and opportunities for connection keep unfolding. In this episode, Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, best-selling author, parenting and relationship expert, addresses the issues many are facing: How do parents cope with their kids’ emotional reactions, day-to-day needs, their own jobs and their own relationship? How do teens cope when rites of passage have been canceled and being with peers happens only online? Can college kids psychologically go home again? How do they connect with family while maintaining their emerging victories of independence? What are the expectations, the realities and the memories to take away as individuals and family members face this unimaginable event in their lives?