Episode #60 - The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax (Book Review) - Part 1
From Gospel Matrescence by Andie Davidson
December 12, 2025 · 28 min · Season 1 · Episode 60
About this episode
Andie reviews the first half of Leonard Sax's book, discussing changes in parenting over the last 40 years and their impact on child development and mental health.
In this episode, Andie gives an overview of the first half of the book, The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax. If you want to get a bird's-eye view of how parenting has changed in the last 40 years and how it has impacted our view of development, virtue formation, and mental health for children and adolescence, consider reading this book!
People in this episode
Host: Andie Davidson
Topics covered
- parenting
- child development
- mental health
- virtue formation
- book review
Keywords
- parenting
- development
- mental health
- virtue formation
- Leonard Sax
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Collapse of Parenting
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