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#91 - Why Big Friend Groups Can Be Hard for Kids (Dr. Lisa Damour)
Dr. Lisa Damour's latest book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers , is out in paperback. On this episode we revisit the best nuggets of my previous conversation with Dr. Lisa, focusing on teen and tween friend groups and all of the anxiety that goes along with parenting a teen who is dealing with not being in a group. We cover teens not liking their place in a group, wishing they had a group, wishing they had a smaller group, and so on.
We also discuss the reality that every kid will be left out and will likely leave out others, and we touch on what "mental health" actually means. (It…
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