During December and January we asked Global Native teens about home-schooling, their time online, their social life, their health and wellbeing. We asked what had changed for them and their families. And we also wanted to know:
Have you changed? |
88% said YES. They thought they had changed.
The overwhelming majority (82%) felt they had changed for the better.
From Japan to Spain and from Finland to Australia their statements were the same:
The overwhelming majority (82%) felt they had changed for the better.
From Japan to Spain and from Finland to Australia their statements were the same:
"I'm done with superficial stuff. | "It dawned on me that if my looks matter too much to me, I get hurt more often. |
We compared the feedback to the other studies and surveys on our radar. Clearly, this does not reflect the general status of young people in lockdown! So we asked in more detail.
The key is having a purpose.
Young Global Natives were already far more used to online communication than their peers when the pandemic started (in this context we don't mean TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and other entertainment-focused platforms). A good part of their social life and learning routines had taken place online for some time by then. Their range of perspectives was a global one.
All in all, most kids and teens said that they had not felt lonely or lost since last March 2020, although they too would of course have liked to go out and be in company more often. They managed quite well because there were so many ideas to talk about, articles to check out, books to read, music to listen to, films to watch and plans to discuss.
On their agenda: Life after Corona - the personal and the global future.
On their agenda: Life after Corona - the personal and the global future.
