Jean Twenge denies it. Jonathan Haidt won’t talk about it. Yet, CDC surveys and analyses clearly show parents' and adults' abuses and troubles are by far the biggest drivers of teens’ depression.
Really interesting read, thank you! I definitely think that social media can be a supportive measure for teens who are suffering from mental health needs. As long as they are accessing supportive sites.
The data in this post supports the notion that most of the violence young people experience comes from adults rather than from each other. This aligns with the homicide data you shared in an earlier post: "Two-thirds of gun homicide victims under age 15 were shot by adults aged 25 and older; just 13% were shot by youths under age 18." It seems that if adults want to help young people, they should start by supporting other adults to prevent them from taking out their frustrations on the youth, as the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health (Add Health) shows that young people who have stronger relationships with their parents and other adults tend to have better outcomes.
As usual an interesting and challenging article, Mike, thanks.
I just posted in my Substack
Free Friends Forum 31: Let Us NOT Blame Either Parents or Children—Go Upstream to Childhood Abuse/Neglect Trauma as the Cause of Intergenerational Transmission of Human Violence
Peaceful Parenting as the Only Way To a Peaceful Planet
I hope you and your readers will go there and join our Forum this Saturday 9PM (Pacific & Asia) or this Sunday 9AM (U.S. & S. America) New Zealand time all details and Zoom link there.
I mention your article here Mike and also your 1997 book “The Scapegoat Generation” reviewed by a Psychohistorian Robert Godwin.
Hope you will join us to help bring Peaceful Parenting for a Peaceful World.
Most of the troubled parents, their partners, and family adults who I worked with in families and community programs for years had been victimized in their own pasts. My purpose is to raise family abuses as the major known factor in teens' depression (no other factors even come close); the silence and denial on this subject is disgraceful. I agree with your larger focus.
Yes, your voice on parental abuse rather than social media is a needed counter-balance to the Haidt cover up. I am wanting us who care to stop the blame on both parents and children and focus on healing the child abuse/neglect trauma caused violence through Peaceful Parenting. For me, to get this message out to the mainstream should be our common goal.
I would also like to point out that Jonathan Haidt is in league with the World Economic Forum (WEF), apparently. So I often just wonder what his real agenda is. What do you think, Mike?
Really interesting read, thank you! I definitely think that social media can be a supportive measure for teens who are suffering from mental health needs. As long as they are accessing supportive sites.
The data in this post supports the notion that most of the violence young people experience comes from adults rather than from each other. This aligns with the homicide data you shared in an earlier post: "Two-thirds of gun homicide victims under age 15 were shot by adults aged 25 and older; just 13% were shot by youths under age 18." It seems that if adults want to help young people, they should start by supporting other adults to prevent them from taking out their frustrations on the youth, as the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health (Add Health) shows that young people who have stronger relationships with their parents and other adults tend to have better outcomes.
Amen. I agree 💯
As usual an interesting and challenging article, Mike, thanks.
I just posted in my Substack
Free Friends Forum 31: Let Us NOT Blame Either Parents or Children—Go Upstream to Childhood Abuse/Neglect Trauma as the Cause of Intergenerational Transmission of Human Violence
Peaceful Parenting as the Only Way To a Peaceful Planet
https://responsiblyfree.substack.com/p/free-friends-forum-31-let-us-not
I hope you and your readers will go there and join our Forum this Saturday 9PM (Pacific & Asia) or this Sunday 9AM (U.S. & S. America) New Zealand time all details and Zoom link there.
I mention your article here Mike and also your 1997 book “The Scapegoat Generation” reviewed by a Psychohistorian Robert Godwin.
Hope you will join us to help bring Peaceful Parenting for a Peaceful World.
Most of the troubled parents, their partners, and family adults who I worked with in families and community programs for years had been victimized in their own pasts. My purpose is to raise family abuses as the major known factor in teens' depression (no other factors even come close); the silence and denial on this subject is disgraceful. I agree with your larger focus.
Yes, your voice on parental abuse rather than social media is a needed counter-balance to the Haidt cover up. I am wanting us who care to stop the blame on both parents and children and focus on healing the child abuse/neglect trauma caused violence through Peaceful Parenting. For me, to get this message out to the mainstream should be our common goal.
I would also like to point out that Jonathan Haidt is in league with the World Economic Forum (WEF), apparently. So I often just wonder what his real agenda is. What do you think, Mike?
Amen. Shout it from the rooftops!