Adaptivity

Taking risks. Falling in love. Figuring out who we are. Adolescents are constantly learning, and adapting—in ways that are often misunderstood. Join developmental scientist and pediatrician Dr. Ron Dahl explore the science of adolescence. By the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent and the Institute for Human Development at UC Berkeley.

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Parenting Styles 06/06/2024

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Parenting Styles members Dallas Tanner, Talya Soffer, and Kobe Wood talk with Professor Leslie Leve about parenting styles, and how we're affected by our relationships with our caregivers during adolescence. This is the second of our three annual "Our Youth's Perspective" episodes—an annual youth-led series of Adaptivity, hosted by Ron Dahl. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/31618477

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Cultural Upbringing 06/06/2024

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Cultural Upbringing In the first of three youth-led episodes of "Our Youth’s Perspective," a special miniseries of Adaptivity, Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Becker Chaaban, Brandon Molina, and Namrata Poola, who talk with UCLA CDA Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni about how our cultural upbringing impacts development during our adolescent years. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/31618277

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Sibling Relationships 06/06/2024

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Sibling Relationships The third and final episode of our 2024 "Our Youth's Perspective" miniseries of Adaptivity is about our relationships with our siblings. members Andrea Rodriguez, Faith Veenker, and Kaelyn Morales talk with Professor Kimberly Updegraff about the important role our sisters and brothers play in our development during adolescence. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/31618527

How Facing Big Feelings Can Help Build Mental Health 08/17/2023

How Facing Big Feelings Can Help Build Mental Health In this episode, Ron talks with psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Lisa Damour about how strong emotions during adolescence–good and bad–can be opportunities for youth to build positive coping strategies that can help them thrive as adults. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/27774090

Social Adaptivity: Developing Positive Relationship Skills in a Rapidly Changing World 05/29/2023

Social Adaptivity: Developing Positive Relationship Skills in a Rapidly Changing World Host Ron Dahl talks with guests Thao Ha, Gustavo Carlo, and Yalda Uhls about how emotionally charged relationships during adolescence can help us learn to navigate personal relationships, find our role in our communities, and handle intense emotions throughout our lives. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/26951367

Our Youth’s Perspective, part 3: Developing Values, Goals, and Identity 02/02/2023

Our Youth’s Perspective, part 3: Developing Values, Goals, and Identity In the third and last episode of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Tomi Dugbo talks with Prof. Joanna Williams, Co-Director of the National Scientific Council on Adolescence, about developing our own values, goals, and identities separate from our parents and families. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/25814868

Our Youth's Perspectives part 2: Exploration and Risk Taking 01/27/2023

Our Youth's Perspectives part 2: Exploration and Risk Taking In the second episode of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Michael Nguyen talks with Adaptivity host and CDA founding director Dr. Ron Dahl about the importance of trying new things and taking risks during our adolescent years. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/25750518

Our Youth's Perspectives part 1: Decision Making and Emotional Regulation 01/20/2023

Our Youth's Perspectives part 1: Decision Making and Emotional Regulation In the first episode of “Our Youth’s Perspective,” a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Mahisa Mannan talks with UCLA CDA Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván about learning to make difficult decisions and regulate our emotions during our adolescent years. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/25664664

Epic Journeys: What we can learn from adolescence across species 12/16/2022

Epic Journeys: What we can learn from adolescence across species Host Ron Dahl talks with best-selling author and evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson Horowitz and anthropologist Rachna Reddy about adolescence across the animal kingdom–and how a cross-species perspective can help us better understand, and support, the human journey from childhood to adolescence. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/25337250

Rooted in Connection: Reimagining the Foster System for Adolescents 04/04/2022

Rooted in Connection: Reimagining the Foster System for Adolescents The foster care system in the US is not designed to support what we now know about positive adolescent development. But it could be. Host Ron Dahl talks with experts Sixto Cancel and Leslie Leve about how we could reimagine the system to align with what science tells us youth need to thrive. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/22626248

This is Me: Race and Identity in Adolescence 10/03/2021

This is Me: Race and Identity in Adolescence We talk with Harvard physics major Jara Wilensky, high school math star Noor Harwell, and Dr. Joanna Lee Williams about being Black women in science and how we form our identities in our adolescent years. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/20678834

When Mattering Really Matters 03/01/2021

When Mattering Really Matters We talk with adolescent climate activist Jayden Foytlin, Cornell Professor Anthony Burrow, and San Francisco youth making a difference for their peers about the hunger to matter during adolescence, and how adults can support youth to develop a sense of purpose that can carry through for a lifetime. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/18147932

When Screen Time is the New Normal 07/25/2020

When Screen Time is the New Normal Experts weigh in on how tech use during COVID-19 is affecting adolescents, and what caretakers and educators can do to support their well-being. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/15346223

Guts, Drama, and the Swirl of Emotions 07/25/2020

Guts, Drama, and the Swirl of Emotions We talk with bestselling graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier about feeling things deeply during adolescence—and why that’s so important. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/15346178

Scary but Thrilling: The Science of Taking Risks 07/25/2020

Scary but Thrilling: The Science of Taking Risks We explore why adolescents need new and risky experiences— from skateboarding to asking someone out on a date. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/15345953

Adaptivity Trailer 07/24/2020

Adaptivity Trailer Taking risks. Falling in love. Figuring out who we are. Adolescents are constantly learning, and adapting—in ways that are often misunderstood. Join developmental scientist and pediatrician Dr. Ron Dahl explore the science of adolescence on Adaptivity, a new podcast by the Center for the Developing Adolescent. /episode/index/show/adaptivitypod/id/15345713

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