Stefania Andreoli: "Vi dico la verità sulle famiglie 'perfette' e gli adolescenti che si armano"

An eight-year-old boy stabbed on his birthday is the focus of "A Great Family" (Rizzoli), the first novel by Stefania Andreoli, a psychologist, psychotherapist, and essayist who has been working with adolescents and borderline individuals for over 25 years. Where do youth's outbursts of violence, at home and at school, come from? And how can we address them? What kind of parents and families have we become? And what role do social media and video games play in all of this? Interview by Giulia Santerini 00:00 Adolescents are like pigs 02:05 Family is not natural 04:28 Why do kids arm themselves? 7:22 AM Why Conflict Is Important 9:40 AM Rules and Punishments 12:02 PM Meanness and the Damage of Pain 4:22 PM When Video Games Are a Drug 6:11 PM Parents and Their Children's Unhappiness 8:35 PM Mom Andreoli with Her Daughters "Something Personal," the series created to meet those willing to put themselves on the line and share unique life stories. Available on video on Repubblica's website and YouTube channel, and as a podcast and vodcast on all OnePodcast platforms.