Childhood Deficit Disorder and the Atrophy of American Childhood
About this episode
Dr. O'Leary discusses Childhood Deficit Disorder and its implications on modern youth mental health, contrasting past and present parenting styles.
Dr. O'Leary proposes Childhood Deficit Disorder as a way to conceptualize the rise in mental health issues among modern youth, exploring how systemic changes in culture and environment contribute. He contrasts the "free-range" parenting style prior to the 1980s, which fostered autonomy and resilience, with the modern trend of intensive, managerial parenting driven by economic anxiety and a "culture of fear" fueled by media. Dr. O'Leary explores how children's independent mobility has plummete...
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