Teens are wired to resent being stuck with parents and cut off from friends during coronavirus lockdown
- Written by Catherine Bagwell, Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory University
The last thing adolescents want is to be trapped at home alone, by order of their parents.Roos Koole/Moment via Getty Images“Can’t I just go see one friend?”
“I need to hang out with my friends.”
“You are being overprotective and unreasonable!”
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