Some like to portray them as coddled and entitled. But America's young people have grown up with school shootings, social media pressures, climate change and terror attacks. Now the coronavirus pandemic is testing them in new ways. irvineAP reports.
As this crisis unfolds, her generation likely be tested like never before, especially those whose families are already on the edge, financially and health-wise.
Some like to portray them as coddled and entitled. But this is a generation that also has grown up with its share of stress — school shootings, social media pressure, a Great Recession, climate change. Young adults, older than Jalen, remember the terror attacks of 9/11 and know how it feels when the world changes in an instant.
“We need to make sure the parents are OK, so the families are OK,” said McShane, who’s among therapists who are providing sessions with clients via video chat, when telemedicine is covered by insurance . She is anticipating more crises brought on by marital discord, financial stress and other impacts exacerbated by this pandemic.
Even as many bars and restaurants close, others are resisting the calls to stay home, “still mad about their social lives,” says Clare Sulentic, a 23-year-old graduate student at St. Ambrose University in Iowa, who moved home with her parents when her own classes went online. Jalen Grimes, the teen in Chicago, is hoping for a bit of good news about high school in a week. She’s awaiting word on whether she got into the selective-enrollment public high school of her choice — a big deal for Chicago eighth graders.
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