James and Dan review and dissect an article from The Cut which explores the rise hypervigilance among American parents and mental health issues in children and teenagers.
This state of of excessive alertness, heightened sensitivity, or intense watchfulness is being seen in playgrounds and can potentially limit a child's ability to develop physically, socially and emotionally.
They discuss the importance of unstructured/unsupervised play and independent mobility for children's well-being, as well debate the notion that parental intervention in children's autonomy may harm their emotional health in the long-term.
The mission of the Fitness in Youth podcast is to;
About the hosts:
James and Dan review and dissect an article from The Cut which explores the rise hypervigilance among American parents and mental health issues in children and teenagers.
This state of of excessive alertness, heightened sensitivity, or intense watchfulness is being seen in playgrounds and can potentially limit a child's ability to develop physically, socially and emotionally.
They discuss the importance of unstructured/unsupervised play and independent mobility for children's well-being, as well debate the notion that parental intervention in children's autonomy may harm their emotional health in the long-term.
The mission of the Fitness in Youth podcast is to;
About the hosts: