In his book The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt does a phenomenal job of detailing the confidence crisis our children are currently experiencing.
In-person communication is at an all-time low, and more and more children are getting diagnosed with anxiety and depression, often at younger ages than in previous years. Kids don’t know how to communicate or challenge themselves anymore, either.
Shannon Osaka, The Washington Post
Madison Colombo, Fox News
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