ghe teenagers today are the fruit of a profound transformation in which the pandemic has played a fundamental role. Twisted habits and relationships for more than a year, interrupted lovesexperiences and first times postponed a date to be determined have made the generation Z profoundly different from the previous ones. Two experts tell it.
Interrupted boys
«It was difficult for young people to lose the everyday life they were used to and rebuild a new one made of lessons, friendships and long-distance loves. When the transmission was born in the pandemic “Kids Interrupted” on Skytg24we thought we’d tell different stories by geography, age, social conditionbut share the same fate. To have lived a suspended life made each of the boys show his fragility but also a great spirit of resilience. He also collaborated on the project SchoolZoo, a community of over 5 million students. We could not expect the series to be so successful, such as to encompass it in “Two weeks maybe a year” (Joined)“, tells Ilaria Iacoviellojournalist and author of the book.
Teenagers: no to stereotypes
“Too often the world of young people is compared to gods stereotypes and told by those who don’t have the tools to understand it. Same parentsduring filming, they confided in me that they had discovered the sides of the children that they did not know. It’s not said that if you’re always on your phone you don’t know how to do anything else. It is not said that to be good you have to stay always and only on the books. From our research, from our meetings it has emerged how much it is hard to be a parent but also how much it is hard to be a boy. We have experienced first-hand how one does not think in the least about their real world. On the other hand, even we parents manage to look inside ourselves with difficulty», continues Iacoviello.
Many skills and qualities
“Boys have many skills and qualities: they know how to take the point of view of the otherI am more empathetic, connectedbeware of environmental and sustainability issues as well as competent in various spheres of life (sociality, passions, subjects of study). The school plays a very important role in the growth and development of children. In particular to create a glue between the old generation and the current onemaking this an important opportunity for exchange and reciprocity», continues la Doctor Francesca Santamaria PalomboDevelopmental, educational and well-being psychologist and cognitive behavioral psychotherapist with an integrated approach.
The ability to ask for help
«The pandemic is considered by young people as a black hole. They experienced Covid like an earthquake, the interruption of their life and the beginning of a new life totally turned upside down. That’s why now that we no longer talk about masks, spacing and dad, they want to remember that moment as little as possible. It is also true that the boys have shown, despite their fragility, a great resiliencein my opinion, much more than us adults, because in fact they are less “structured”. And they also showed a desire for redemption. In many cases, they are no longer afraid to ask for help as it was in the past. If they realize they have a problem, beyond parents, teachers and friends, they look for every possibility to solve it, even if it costs them effort. Proof of it is the great demand to get the psychologist bonus» concludes Iacoviello.
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