Why are so many young people struggling with anxiety, depression, and identity confusion – and what can we do about it?
Across the Western world, we’re seeing a crisis in youth mental health, a collapse in family formation, and growing confusion about sex and gender. At the same time, more young people than ever report feeling lonely, directionless, and disconnected.
Behind the stats, there’s deeper questions: How do we raise our children? What does it mean to grow into adulthood? And what kind of culture are we passing on to the next generation?
In this episode of Inside Policy Talks, Dr. Leonard Sax – a family physician, psychologist, and best-selling author of The Collapse of Parenting – joins Peter Copeland, MLI’s deputy director of domestic policy.
Sax is a leading voice on how sex differences, parenting styles, and educational environments shape childhood development – and what happens when we ignore the hard truths about human nature.
He tells Copeland that, in order to raise health children, parents must embrace their authority, restrict screens and social media, and most importantly, foster strong bonds across generations – because this is the purpose of childhood.
