Today's Poll Question: Smartphones vs. School Pressure...What's Really Making Kids Anxious?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which has done more to harm kids' mental health: smartphones and social media, or school pressure and less free play? We've spent years blaming smartphones and social media for the youth mental health crisis. But what if we've been looking in the wrong place? Michael examines a provocative challenge from psychologist Peter Gray, author of Restoring Childhood, who argues that academic pressure, overprotective parenting, and the disappearance of independent play may be doing more damage than screens. It's a direct challenge to the influential research of Jean Twenge and Jonathan Haidt. Are we raising an anxious generation by taking away their freedom to be kids? Michael weighs the competing arguments and asks you to vote at Smerconish.com - and be sure to RATE, REVIEW and SHARE this episode!