13 min.
Why make 13 Reasons Why? JTD Coaches Teens Podcast
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- Zelfhulp
The JTD Coaches Teens Podcast was created for teenagers. Every Tuesday, I will answer a question or talk about a subject that is important to them. I don’t have all the answers and I’m not an expert in everything. But If I don’t have the knowledge or expertise to answer a question, I will do my best to find someone who does. Sometimes I will be alone on the program and at other times I will bring in special guests to help me appropriately field questions.
This week a viewer asked why the entertainment industry produces programs like 13 Reasons Why. If you aren’t familiar with the show, it’s a program that some say negatively impacts the mental health of teenagers. It’s an important question. Suicide, sexual assault, violence, bullying, loneliness, dishonesty, revenge, and the objectification of young women are common themes in every episode.
Most adults have the emotional intelligence and coping skills to separate the dark side of movies, television, and videos games from the entertainment value. Most teenagers don’t. Scientific studies agree that the brain doesn’t fully develop until your mid-twenties. Throw in hormonal changes and the pressures of homework, friendship, dating, parents, and now COVID, and it may be difficult for some young people to sort fact from fiction.
Listen in as I answer the question from my perspective and provide some valuable resources for anyone affected by these issues.
The JTD Coaches Teens Podcast was created for teenagers. Every Tuesday, I will answer a question or talk about a subject that is important to them. I don’t have all the answers and I’m not an expert in everything. But If I don’t have the knowledge or expertise to answer a question, I will do my best to find someone who does. Sometimes I will be alone on the program and at other times I will bring in special guests to help me appropriately field questions.
This week a viewer asked why the entertainment industry produces programs like 13 Reasons Why. If you aren’t familiar with the show, it’s a program that some say negatively impacts the mental health of teenagers. It’s an important question. Suicide, sexual assault, violence, bullying, loneliness, dishonesty, revenge, and the objectification of young women are common themes in every episode.
Most adults have the emotional intelligence and coping skills to separate the dark side of movies, television, and videos games from the entertainment value. Most teenagers don’t. Scientific studies agree that the brain doesn’t fully develop until your mid-twenties. Throw in hormonal changes and the pressures of homework, friendship, dating, parents, and now COVID, and it may be difficult for some young people to sort fact from fiction.
Listen in as I answer the question from my perspective and provide some valuable resources for anyone affected by these issues.
13 min.