What does it mean to start life after 9/11 and experience high school during a pandemic? What is the difference between self-pity and resilience? How is this generation different from ours? Teenagers experience particular developmental phases during high school . When we delve deeper to understand what is behind teenagers’ attitudes and behaviors, we can support this new generation as it prepares to step into the future. Betty Staley will describe four phases and suggest some ways to respond to today’s adolescents.