Jonathan Haidt

But we're talking about increases of anxiety, depression, 50 to 150% is the general rule.

But we're talking about increases of anxiety, depression, 50 to 150% is the general rule.

But we're talking about increases of anxiety, depression, 50 to 150% is the general rule.

You were called Latchkey Kids.

You were called Latchkey Kids.

You were called Latchkey Kids.

That's right. Those are all harmful things. That's right.

That's right. Those are all harmful things. That's right.

That's right. Those are all harmful things. That's right.

That's right. But there are a lot of social changes happening at the same time. And so, you know, when I was a kid, mothers generally didn't work. Most families had three or four kids. People were out playing and parents weren't spending a lot of time parenting. It was this, you know, the mom's taking care of the house, kids are out playing.

That's right. But there are a lot of social changes happening at the same time. And so, you know, when I was a kid, mothers generally didn't work. Most families had three or four kids. People were out playing and parents weren't spending a lot of time parenting. It was this, you know, the mom's taking care of the house, kids are out playing.

That's right. But there are a lot of social changes happening at the same time. And so, you know, when I was a kid, mothers generally didn't work. Most families had three or four kids. People were out playing and parents weren't spending a lot of time parenting. It was this, you know, the mom's taking care of the house, kids are out playing.

And what happens in the 80s as women begin entering the workforce, as everyone's getting more educated, and people with college degrees tend to have fewer children, as college admissions are getting more competitive. So we get this transformation where families now are smaller and more focused on getting the kid into college, which is very much like what they do in East Asia, like in Korea.

And what happens in the 80s as women begin entering the workforce, as everyone's getting more educated, and people with college degrees tend to have fewer children, as college admissions are getting more competitive. So we get this transformation where families now are smaller and more focused on getting the kid into college, which is very much like what they do in East Asia, like in Korea.

And what happens in the 80s as women begin entering the workforce, as everyone's getting more educated, and people with college degrees tend to have fewer children, as college admissions are getting more competitive. So we get this transformation where families now are smaller and more focused on getting the kid into college, which is very much like what they do in East Asia, like in Korea.

You know, there's no childhood in Korea. All of childhood is preparation to take an exam to try to get into one of three schools. It's really tragic what they've done in Korea. But we're on the road to doing that ourselves here in America. So you get a bunch of social change, but you get more high impact.

You know, there's no childhood in Korea. All of childhood is preparation to take an exam to try to get into one of three schools. It's really tragic what they've done in Korea. But we're on the road to doing that ourselves here in America. So you get a bunch of social change, but you get more high impact.

You know, there's no childhood in Korea. All of childhood is preparation to take an exam to try to get into one of three schools. It's really tragic what they've done in Korea. But we're on the road to doing that ourselves here in America. So you get a bunch of social change, but you get more high impact.

The fear that comes in in the 1990s of abduction now makes us think that a good mother is one who protects her child. And a lot of the burden of this really falls on mothers. The criticism, I mean, the mommy wars, you know, anything a mother does, someone's gonna criticize it as being the wrong thing. Fathers, we're kind of let off the hook there.

The fear that comes in in the 1990s of abduction now makes us think that a good mother is one who protects her child. And a lot of the burden of this really falls on mothers. The criticism, I mean, the mommy wars, you know, anything a mother does, someone's gonna criticize it as being the wrong thing. Fathers, we're kind of let off the hook there.