Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Health Crisis

Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by majormajor on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:25PM (#36912811)

The kids at the opposite far end of the spectrum are pretty disadvantaged too when they get a job that doesn't have everything planned out for them and where their parents (or their parents ability to pay tuition) have no sway.

Especially when their reactions to things not being structured to favor them at every step leads to them having a negative reputation...

Those who thrive in both good and bad circumstances can find intrinsic motivation even when things don't go their own way. A young adult who's never exposed to the need for that can flounder, just as much as a young adult who's never been held to any standards can.

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Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by red-iron-pine on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:46PM (#36913074)

these would be the ones whose parents show up at job interviews

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Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by bowsamic on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:52PM (#36913154)

That’s like pointing out how money corrupts or makes you not appreciate wealth truly. That may be true in some cases, but it’s still much better to be rich than poor

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Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by majormajor on Friday July 28, 2023 @05:31PM (#36913641)

I think you are making a big and unjustified leap from "minimizing scheduled extracurriculars" in the post you're responding to to "won't be prepared at all."

And that's an especially dangerous assumption if you buy the original article here's claim that not doing that is a big problem for mental health.

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Re:Play Deprivation Is a Major Cause of the Teen Mental Heal... by bowsamic on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:02AM (#36917382)

I don’t see how I’m making that leap

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