Social distancing can be particularly challenging for teens

Continuing social distancing is a challenge for all of us with things starting to reopen, but it's particularly a challenge for teens who haven't had as many of their peers get sick from COVID-19.

START TO REOPEN.BUT IT'SPARTICULARLY ACHALLENGE FORTEENS WHO HAVEN'THAD AS MANY OFTHEIR PEERS GETSICK FROM COVID-19.NBC26 TODAYANCHOR BROOKEHAFS REPORTS.DOCTORSSAY....TEENS OFTENFEEL RELATIVELYINVINCIBLE....ANDBECAUSE OF THEIRBRAINDEVELOPMENT....THEYDON'T RECOGNIZERISK THE SAME WAYADULTS DO.THIS MAKES THEMTHINK....CERTAINTHINGS WON'TAFFECT THEM....ANDTHEY CAN DOWHATEVER THEYWANT TO DO.THERE WILL BE NEWPRESSURES FORTEENS WITH REMOTELEARNINGENDING...ANDSUMMER STARTING.MOST TEENS LOOKTO THE SUMMER TOHANG OUT WITHFRIENDS OR WORKPART-TIME...WHICHMAY NOT BE ANOPTION.THE HEAD OFPSYCHO-SOCIALSERVICES AT SAINTJUDE CHILDREN'SRESEARCH HOSPITALSAYS IT'S IMPORTANTTO LET TEENS KNOWWHAT THEY'RE GOINGTHROUGH ISN'T FAIROR FUN.".....TRT: 16sec"it doesn't have to bewe're stuck inside and wecan't leave our home.

Orall bets are off and we'llgo party out on the beachor whatever there's amiddle ground and reallyhelping teens make thosedecisions and some of itmay be settinglimits."......."SAINT JUDE HAS ANEW COVID-19RESOURCESPECIALLY FORTEENS THAT CANHELP WITHUNDERSTANDING THEVIRUS BETTER...ALSO HOW TO COPEWITH BEING AWAYFROM FRIENDS ANDHAVING THEIRTYPICAL DAILY LIFEINTERRUPTED.YOU CAN FIND IT ONTOGETHER-DOT-SAINTJUDE-DOT-ORG.TYPE"CORONAVIRUS" INTHE SEARCH BAR.IT WILL BE THE FIRSTRESULT CALLED"STORY ON THECORONAVIRUS."DOCTORS SAY IFTEENS ARE WILLINGTO FOLLOW THEGUIDELINES-- THEYCAN DO SOME THINGSWITH PEERS FOR ALIMITED TIME.ONE CHALLENGEWILL BE IF THEIRPEERS DON'T HAVETHE SAME LIMITS.BROOKE HAFS.NBC26.COMING UP..A LOCALMANUFACTURER..STOPS MAKING BAGSAND STARTS DOINGTHEIR PART TO FIGHTTHE PANDEMIC..

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