Mutiny In China - Youth is giving up on life "Let it Rot", CCP worried

In-school study suggests children multitasking on different media harmful to mental health by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress

Green Fakers -- Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Covid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children -- Nick Triggle FROM The BBC

China has a ‘lying flat’ youth problem by Frank Chen FROM Asia Times

“I know that I cannot continue to live a lie about perseverance or anything because the harsh reality is the opposite of what we have been taught to believe because hard work seldom pays off well.”

A youth revolt is under way in South Korea by Hyung-A Kim FROM Aljazeera

Why Are Poor Kids More Likely to Graduate Than Foster Kids? by Rob Henderson FROM Psychology Today

How Young Americans Become White Supremacists by Glenn C. Altschuler, Ph.D. FROM Psychology Today

Why Are Young Americans Killing Themselves? Suicide is now their second-leading cause of death By Richard A. Friedman FROM The New York Times

 

"In fact, suicide is now the second leading cause of death among young people, surpassed only by accidents. After declining for nearly two decades, the suicide rate among Americans ages 10 to 24 jumped 56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the first time the gender gap in suicide has narrowed: Though the numbers of suicides are greater in males, the rates of suicide for female youths increased by 12.7 percent each year, compared with 7.1 percent for male youths."

I believe his assertion about the solution is debatable. And he doesn't mention the poor job prospects of young people thanks to the boomers and Gen X screwing up the economy.

"We know that various psychotherapies and medication are highly effective in treating depression."

How Social Media Shapes Our Identity by Nausicaa Renner FROM The New Yorker

The Fragile Generation BY Lenore Skenazy & Jonathan Haidt FROM Reason.com

What Causes Crime? New Study Links Lack Of Sleep By Teenagers To Criminal Behavior As Adults By Juliana Rose Pignataro FROM IBT

Measure of a Mother’s Love: How Early Neglect Derails Child Development By MAIA SZALAVITZ FROM Time

http://tinyurl.com/7623nsh

Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD by Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. FROM Psychology Today

"Children are not allowed, for example, to snack whenever they want. Mealtimes are at four specific times of the day. French children learn to wait patiently for meals, rather than eating snack foods whenever they feel like it"

'Mama's Boy Myth': Sons Who Are Close to Mom are Stronger By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES from ABC News

"She said research shows that these boys are less susceptible to peer pressure to do drugs and alcohol, and they tend to delay their first sexual experience and have less unprotected sex."

Fury over Essex beauty salon that is offering makeovers, spray tans and facials for girls as young as ONE FROM Mail Online

" This week, a report backed by the Government called for measures to protect children’s innocence, including controlling their access to inappropriate clothing, and raunchy pop videos."

The Perils of Higher Ed By Steven Kotler FROM Psychology Today

"Researchers have known since the late 1980s that bad eating habits contribute to the kind of cognitive decline found in diseases like Alzheimer's."

Weaponizing Mozart by Brendan O'Neill FROM Reason Magazine

"They’re so desperate to control youth—but from a distance, without actually having to engage with them—that they will film their every move, fire high-pitched noises in their ears, shine lights in their eyes, and bombard them with Mozart."

Why Counting Blessings Is So Hard for Teenagers by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman FROM Newsweek

"Those who really should be asked to do gratitude exercises are kids low in these qualities —kids who rarely feel excitement, hope, or sunny happiness. In Froh’s experiments, these kids really benefit from ritualized gratitude."

Parents of truant kids can face jail time By Tristan Smith FROM CNN

"While students have always suffered the consequences of playing hooky, parents in DeKalb County, Georgia, are facing one of the more aggressive anti-truancy programs in the country, one where punishment can include time behind bars."