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CameronG
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I don't know if I buy this, the things kids deal with today are different but I
hesitate to say it's more now that it was in past generations.
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Kids with Anxiety- LDS therapist says they’re finding that parents are the cause
Shawarma
Jul 18, 3:58pm
Sounds like a very well researched study.
kansascougar
Jul 18, 3:59pm
Not a study. Just a sobering anecdote from a knowledgeable source.
Shawarma
Jul 18, 4:03pm
Do you have children?
kansascougar
Jul 18, 4:18pm
The answer with most psychological things are about 50/50 "nature & nurture"
runnincoug
Jul 18, 4:03pm
The Coddling of the American Mind.
m0resn0w
Jul 18, 4:04pm
The 3 great untruth of that book are pretty profound ways we transmit anxiety
runnincoug
Jul 18, 4:07pm
Yeah the older generations have no issues with anxiety . . .
LakeshowCougs
Jul 18, 4:13pm
Not like the younger generation. It's objectively much worse now than ever.
runnincoug
Jul 18, 4:19pm
He said that leaning on our experience growing up is often a problem because
Shawarma
Jul 18, 4:54pm
I don't know if I buy this, the things kids deal with today are different but I
CameronG
Jul 19, 9:00am
It is different now. The parents & grandparents didn’t deal with these
LakeshowCougs
Jul 19, 10:42am
That's every generation ever
CameronG
Jul 19, 10:57am
That’s great. You are one person. I see this everyday in my profession. It’s a
LakeshowCougs
Jul 19, 12:07pm
What about the increase of depression and suicide doesn’t convince you?
Pretorian
Jul 19, 12:37pm
I know the statistics but I'm not just going to blame everything on parents
CameronG
Jul 19, 1:08pm
I don’t think this is all on the parents. I just think parents are struggling to
LakeshowCougs
Jul 19, 2:16pm
well, I know that I’m at least not a terrible parent, so I’m not beating myself
Shawarma
Jul 19, 4:19pm
Thats reasonable, this is where I think the mental health community is a
Pretorian
Jul 19, 4:30pm
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CameronG
Jul 19, 1:05pm
Yeah & the older generation is horrible at advising the younger generation about
LakeshowCougs
Jul 18, 5:58pm
Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
Jul 18, 4:20pm
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Shawarma
Jul 18, 4:54pm
It's a good book and goes WAY beyond just therapy
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
Jul 18, 6:30pm
Liberals are anxious about the world around them?
eskyjazz
Jul 18, 4:21pm
Yes, that's what research consistently shows
runnincoug
Jul 18, 5:25pm
In other words they don’t know, I still believe behavioral health specialists
Pretorian
Jul 18, 5:37pm
Did they give you any clues on what the parents are doing wrong?
fredy
Jul 18, 4:05pm
Everything. Absolutely everything. Especially you. You're doing everything wrong
All-American
Jul 18, 4:09pm
That's what I'm thinking. There is no lack of crackpot therapists out there.
fredy
Jul 18, 4:13pm
Academic Pressure.
eskyjazz
Jul 18, 4:16pm
So what are parents today doing differently than previous generations that is
CameronG
Jul 18, 4:17pm
Talking about it more often than needed. Creating a pathology. Prior generations learned resilience and how to overcome
Zach Morris
Jul 18, 4:25pm
Well meaning parents misinterpreting the problem and misapplying parenting
Shawarma
Jul 18, 5:29pm
Since the state is trying to take over parental duties, maybe blame them.
fbguru
Jul 18, 4:18pm
Anxiety was invented after WWII
Pro Logic
Jul 18, 4:27pm
Have fear? Just give up your freedoms and agency and I will fix it. A tell as
coolblue
Jul 19, 7:35am
I think that would be a tough conclusion to draw
Remigius
Jul 18, 4:29pm
Really, they’re just now figuring that out? Duh what else would it be?
Pretorian
Jul 18, 5:35pm
Whew! None of my kids have anxiety
BYU Grounds
Jul 18, 5:45pm
Kids can benefit from this, too.
Division Bell
Jul 18, 5:53pm
You know the leading cause of anxiety in parents?
cougXor
Jul 18, 8:39pm
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