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This episode will defy nearly everything we've talked about over the past few years.

Our guest Jeffrey Arnett, Ph.D is renowned for proposing coined the theory and term “emerging adult” in the early 2000’s.   He characterizes this stage of life by exploration, instability, and boundless optimism.

But when we talk about technology, sex, and societal patterns he outwardly rejects much of the current research and tells us why. 

We take a look at how things have changed since his original book in 2013 Getting to 30: A Parent’s Guide to the 20-Something Years to his latest book Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from Late Teens Through the Twenties. 

 What we talk about:

Significant changes that have occurred over the past decade. We tackle the topic of sex and how the current generation's approach to it has evolved. 

We get to the digital world and how completely disagrees with much of the so-called research and its lack of firm causation results.

He also offers some advice for staying connected to your young adults and leaves us with an optimistic view.

He discusses the historical pattern of societal issues and how they played out in past generations (including ours!)

And we touch on our grandchildren’s generation and the recent Los Angeles Times article “Millennials Gave Birth to ‘Generation Alpha.’ Are these kids already doomed?” 

Our takeaway is that maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to stereotype any generation. Maybe we allow them to come out of the emerging adulthood stage as fully realized adults and they will prove all the naysayers wrong. 

Listen and let us know what you think.

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