“In this new book, [Jonathan] Haidt is coddling the American parent: providing them with a clear, simple, and wrong solution to what is ailing their children. But—as with historic moral panics—parents, schools, and politicians will embrace it, absolving themselves of their own failings in raising children in our modern world and pointing to an easy villain.” @mmasnick
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-coddling-of-the-american-parent
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Jonathan Haidt's book is based on cherry-picked data, reaching foregone conclusions that are wrong -- dangerously wrong because so many people are trying to create policy based on them. @mmasnick explains in this superb review:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-coddling-of-the-american-parent
The Coddling of the American Parent https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-coddling-of-the-american-parent #SocialMedia #teens #misconceptions
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