Habits and Hustle
Episode 417: Dr. Leonard Sax: The Collapse of Parenting and the Rise of Childhood Anxiety and Depression
21 Jan 2025
Are you concerned about the rising levels of anxiety and depression in today's youth? In this Habits and Hustle podcast episode, I dive deep into this pressing issue with renowned psychologist and author Dr. Leonard Sax. We discuss the growth of a "culture of disrespect," exacerbated by the pervasive influence of social media, and the importance of conscientious parenting - both loving and strict - to produce the best outcomes. We also dive into issues such as the over-prescription of ADHD medication, the misdiagnosis of normal childhood behaviors as pathological, and the role of permissive parenting in the childhood obesity epidemic. Dr. Leonard Sax MD PhD is a highly educated and experienced physician, psychologist, and author. He attended MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, earning a PhD in psychology and an MD. Dr. Sax ran a primary care medical practice in Maryland from 1990 to 2008, and since 2001, he has been visiting schools and speaking to parents about child and adolescent development. He has written four books on the subject, including the New York Times bestseller "The Collapse of Parenting," and has spoken in numerous countries and appeared on various media outlets. What We Discuss: (00:07) The Collapse of Parenting (13:04) Influences on Parenting Decisions (19:33) Parental Authority vs Discipline (25:52) Parenting in the Age of Normophobia (40:55) Prioritizing Self-Control Over GPA and Medication (48:31) The ADHD Medication Epidemic (01:02:12) Empowering Parents to Decide Family Meals …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: AquaTru: Get 20% off any purifier at aquatru.com with code HUSTLE Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off TruNiagen: Head over to truniagen.com and use code HUSTLE20 to get $20 off any purchase over $100. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Leonard Sax MD PhD: Website: https://www.leonardsax.com/ Book: The Collapse of Parenting
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Oh my God. Okay. What a, what a schmadre to get going here. Technology. Yeah. I mean, it's kind of crazy. I live in LA and it's not, I mean, the fact that thank God I have power is amazing here today. So I'm happy to have you.
I actually have been looking very forward to having you on this podcast because I've been doing a lot of my own research, deep dive into how to build mental resiliency with children. I actually just did a TED Talk myself on... how the coddle culture I thought is part of the reason why kids' resilience has been a miss of this generation.
So when I saw your work and I read your book recently, before I even did the TED Talk, it was really interesting to me because even though it's the same outcome, By the way, the book is called The Collapse of Parenting. I highly recommend this book to anybody who is a parent.
But what I was saying is I found it very interesting because we are all very familiar with Jonathan Haidt's Anxious Generation. And what he says are the reasons for... the decline of what's happening in this next generation, helicopter parenting, social media, all the same things that were... Yours say the opposite.
And I found that to be super... Your whole thesis is that the collapse of this next generation is really because... of actually the culture of disrespect, the collapse of parents actually parenting, and something else called normophobia. And I really want to deep dive into this because I found it to be fascinating. And let's start.
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