Doucleff: No data supports using self-esteem praise to prevent youth misbehavior
Michaeleen Doucleff · #197 Michaeleen Doucleff: The 4 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make · Jun 25, 2024 · at 25:00
Author Michaeleen Doucleff discusses the historical origins of the modern Western self-esteem movement with Shane Parrish.
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“There was this idea that, like, The reason why kids started to use drugs and misbehave is because they had poor self-esteem, and that the way to help kids was to have, was to praise them, have, that gives them good self-esteem, but there was, the data don't support it at all. There was no data.”
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