We’ve all seen the data around phones, social media, and the youth mental-health crisis. We know this generation of children has staggering rates of anxiety and depression. As a clinical psychologist specializing in parenting and family relationships, I’m as concerned as anyone and yet I’ve been shocked that one key word— really, a key foundational principle in life—has been left out of the conversation: boundaries.
The cost of not being able to set boundaries with kids has never been higher. Decades ago, if parents struggled to hold boundaries and tolerate pushback, a child might have had an extra cupcake or stayed out too late. Today the cost of not being able to set boundaries looks more like freely scrolling TikTok at age 8 or playing endless hours of video games at the expense of participating in the real world. I agree that we are facing a crisis— and yet I don’t see only a crisis of phones and social media, I also see a crisis of what I call Sturdy Leadership at a time when our kids need it more than ever.
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