John. Its good to be with you today. Im so looking forward to this conversation. Were here to talk about your new book, the anxious generation. I care a lot about adolescence. Im a social scientist, so i brought that lens to reading this book. I want understand whats going on. Im also a mom, so i really want reasons to be hopeful. So those are some of the perspectives i had in reading the book. Im curious what lenses you brought to writing it so im im also a social scientist. Im also a professor. Im also a father i have my my children are i have a son 17 and a daughter 14. And i said, you know, my own research is on the psychology of morality. I looked at how morality helps us understand the political divide. I have looked a lot at what social media is doing to democracy. I didnt set out to write a book on kids because thats not my expertise. Although have studied a lot of developmental psychology, i set out to write a book on what social media is doing to our country and how its makin
Bad therapy. The kids arent growing up. Abigail shrier has long been raising the alarm and troubling new trends. The development of our children. Her book, irreversible damage of the siren call of transgender among teenage girls. This new book, an investigation the Mental Health industry promises to be equally important to parents and to all who care about the development of the next generation. As many here know, Manhattan Institute is an organization dedicated to keeping america and its great cities, prosperous, safe and free. To our magazine city journal. And with gatherings like this, the Manhattan Institute amplifies and fearless voices like abigails that stand up to conventional wisdom, to todays most pressing challenges. We are grateful to, our supporters and friends here with us this evening for your engagement in our community and for your support that makes gatherings like this possible. I like to thank in particular Manhattan Institute trustees susie leibovitz, edelman and r
Is al hungerford. I am the executive director of the adam society at the Manhattan Institute. And on behalf of the manhattan, it is my pleasure to welcome to tonights discussion with Abigail Shrier and her new book, bad therapy. The kids arent growing up. Abigail shrier has long been raising the alarm and troubling new trends. The development of our children. Her book, irreversible damage of the siren call of transgender among teenage girls. This new book, an investigation the Mental Health industry promises to be equally important to parents and to all who care about the development of the next generation. As many here know, Manhattan Institute is an organization dedicated to keeping america and its great cities, prosperous, safe and free. To our magazine city journal. And with gatherings like this, the Manhattan Institute amplifies and fearless voices like abigails that stand up to conventional wisdom, to todays most pressing challenges. We are grateful to, our supporters and friends
Tonights discussion with Abigail Shrier and her new book, bad therapy. The kids arent growing up. Abigail shrier has long been raising the alarm and troubling new trends. The development of our children. Her book, irreversible damage of the siren call of transgender among teenage girls. This new book, an investigation the Mental Health industry promises to be equally important to parents and to all who care about the development of the next generation. As many here know, Manhattan Institute is an organization dedicated to keeping america and its great cities, prosperous, safe and free. To our magazine city journal. And with gatherings like this, the Manhattan Institute amplifies and fearless voices like abigails that stand up to conventional wisdom, to todays most pressing challenges. We are grateful to, our supporters and friends here with us this evening for your engagement in our community and for your support that makes gatherings like this possible. I like to thank in particular M
Is al hungerford. I am the executive director of the adam society at the Manhattan Institute. And on behalf of the manhattan, it is my pleasure to welcome to tonights discussion with Abigail Shrier and her new book, bad therapy. The kids arent growing up. Abigail shrier has long been raising the alarm and troubling new trends. The development of our children. Her book, irreversible damage of the siren call of transgender among teenage girls. This new book, an investigation the Mental Health industry promises to be equally important to parents and to all who care about the development of the next generation. As many here know, Manhattan Institute is an organization dedicated to keeping america and its great cities, prosperous, safe and free. To our magazine city journal. And with gatherings like this, the Manhattan Institute amplifies and fearless voices like abigails that stand up to conventional wisdom, to todays most pressing challenges. We are grateful to, our supporters and friends