Stuart Slavin on Teen Pressure

Podcast: Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens · Casey O'Roarty

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

Dr. Stuart Slavin has spent decades studying what pressure does to young people, and what he found flips the usual conversation. When he cut class time and letter grades at a medical school, depression and anxiety dropped by 80% and board scores went up. A few things from our conversation: → Teen mental health started declining long before smartphones → The average teen in his research sleeps six and a half hours → Maladaptive perfectionism is skyrocketing, in our kids and in us → "Pressure not to disappoint my parents" ranks higher than direct pressure from parents → Aim...