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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would agree it is screens, lazy parents, and over accommodating every discomfort.  The amount of teens on anxiety meds, SSRIs, and receiving regular therapy sessions is astounding.  They don’t even have real problems yet [/quote]

Look up the Harvard study on chores.  For some reason we think over helping our kids will make them less stressed and happier and it hasn't.  We just took away things that made them feel empowered (chores, autonomy, responsibility) and shoved travel sports and SAT prep classes in their faces instead.

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I don’t think chores moves the needle much.  Rather, it’s any anger, disappointment, sadness, grief, struggle our kids face we feel we need fix it by medicating them[/quote]

I disagree. It isn't so much that doing chores is the solution. It's what the chores mean. They mean that the child belongs to and has an important place in a family. It means that their family members count of them to do their part. It means that they can accomplish tasks independently. It means that as they grow older, they have more responsibilities. In this DCUMs bubble, parents take these things away and instead, children are carted around here, there, and everywhere in the pursuit of.......? Getting into a good college? Looking good so their parents can brag about them? Keeping them busy so they won't do bad things? Having them not feel left out since all of the other kids do these activities. Remove chores in place of this endless pursuit of nothing. That's why these kids feel depressed and anxious.[/quote]

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