Haidt Predicts Overprotective Parenting Culture Will Reverse as Mental Health Data Spreads
Jonathan Haidt · #61 Jonathan Haidt: When Good Intentions Go Bad · Jul 2, 2019 · at 52:39
Jonathan Haidt argues that alarming mental health data among youth will force a cultural shift back toward childhood independence.
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“And that's why I'm actually optimistic that this is going to change, because as I said, two years ago, we didn't know the suicide stats. We didn't know the terrible things that are happening. It's only in the last year or two that it's really become public knowledge, and most people still don't know it. So I'm hopeful that with our book, with Greg and I are talking about this a lot I'm hopeful that once everyone realizes that we are, this is absolutely horrible, especially for girls. We could be losing a whole generation of girls to depression, anxiety, and fragility. So I think we're going to see, Change.”
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