NBC5 In Depth: Navigating a lack of third places [Video]

GOOD MORNING, AS YOU SEND YOUR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL, WHAT ARE THEY DOING WHEN THEY’RE NOT IN THE CLASSROOM OR AT HOME? HAVING THAT FACE TO FACE AND HAVING THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION ALLOWS KIDS TO DEVELOP BETTER COPING SKILLS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS, DEVELOP THAT SENSE OF SELF-AWARENESS, CONFIDENCE. WE’LL EXPLORE HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE PANDEMIC HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF THIRD PLACES FOR KIDS. I THINK MOST PEOPLE JUST RESORT TO TALKING TO EACH OTHER ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND JUST LEAVING IT AT THAT. HOW YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS GETTING THE SOCIALIZATION THAT’S VITAL TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT. ALL THAT AND MORE COMING UP ON NBC5 IN DEPTH. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS SUNDAY EDITION OF NBC5 IN DEPTH I’M LAUREN GRANADA A NEW SCHOOL YEAR HAS ALREADY BEGUN FOR KIDS IN VERMONT, WHILE STUDENTS IN NEW YORK PREPARE TO GO …