Even kids like a good real-life drama, especially when that drama sometimes looks more like a reality show. But this year’s presidential election is something different, making the debates can’t-miss TV for the Hamden middle-schoolers profiled here by WTNH.
In the segment, Institute of Living child psychologist Laura Saunders cautions that young people are typically impressionable, which can influence which candidate they favor.
“If our best friend is into trump or Clinton,” she says, “that’s who we’re going to want to be like in the same way that if you know your Dad is a Jets fan you’re more likely to like the Jets.”
If fear or anxiety starts interfering with your daily life, the Hartford Hospital Institute of Living Anxiety Disorders Center provides assessment and treatment services for children, adolescents and adults.