David Thomas, LMSW
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358 appearances
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3 Apr
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And so there's this sense of, I'm going to scar them.
I'm going to be the reason they're in counseling.
It's a fearfulness.
And so rather than challenging with a lot of empathy and kindness and support, kind of that scaffolding we hope is there that then falls away, they're just saying, OK, OK, we're not going to push.
We're not going to push because they're afraid they're going to do more harm than good for their kids instead of realizing that support and challenge can happen at the same time.
They're saying it's cringy to be with other kids, too.
I'm having more girls who are saying, why would I ever text someone I don't know?
That's so awkward and embarrassing.
There's just this anxiousness about reaching out, making new connections.
One that is really significant is COVID.
So many of these kids were not at parks having somebody get in line in front of them.
They didn't learn how to not get to go on the slide when they wanted to.
They didn't learn how to have conversations that were awkward with people they didn't know as well.
They just weren't having to take age-appropriate risks.
Because we were all home.
As adults, we felt like we were out of our comfort zone.
But kids really weren't.
They were just at home.
And so they didn't have that practice.
You know, all of these things are like building muscles.
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