kstring's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating perspective that I found myself agreeing with.
Some takeaways I had:
- The world is safer than it was in the 70s/80s, so let kids play outside or do small errands!
- The ratio of liberal-to-conservative professors has gone from 7:1 to 17:1 (or something like that) in recent years and so students are gaining an us-vs-them mentality and not being properly told what conservatives represent or believe because they're missing those interactions
- Be charitable and assume people mean the best: avoid microagression (a university employee was forced to resign after she used the word "mold" in an email and the student started a movement against her)
- Let people have their agency. Let the speaker come on campus, especially if they have a controversial viewpoint, and people can either take it with a grain of salt or choose not to come. Perhaps queue up speakers who have different points of view on the same subject? Universities are places where you can learn to think for yourself and gain new perspectives.
- Avoid safety-ism. Don't implement a rule for kids not to touch fresh snow in the rare case that they end up making a snowball and throw it at another kid and it has a rock in it and it hits the other kids face.
- Limit screen time to less than 2 hours per day.
Some takeaways I had:
- The world is safer than it was in the 70s/80s, so let kids play outside or do small errands!
- The ratio of liberal-to-conservative professors has gone from 7:1 to 17:1 (or something like that) in recent years and so students are gaining an us-vs-them mentality and not being properly told what conservatives represent or believe because they're missing those interactions
- Be charitable and assume people mean the best: avoid microagression (a university employee was forced to resign after she used the word "mold" in an email and the student started a movement against her)
- Let people have their agency. Let the speaker come on campus, especially if they have a controversial viewpoint, and people can either take it with a grain of salt or choose not to come. Perhaps queue up speakers who have different points of view on the same subject? Universities are places where you can learn to think for yourself and gain new perspectives.
- Avoid safety-ism. Don't implement a rule for kids not to touch fresh snow in the rare case that they end up making a snowball and throw it at another kid and it has a rock in it and it hits the other kids face.
- Limit screen time to less than 2 hours per day.
felipaodeanda's review against another edition
5.0
Me encantó este libro que estamos leyendo para el Doctorado.
Explica a detalle porque nos hemos vuelto una sociedad donde todo nos ofende y buscamos cancelar al que no piensa como uno. También explica la cultura de la ultra seguridad en la que las familias estamos blindando a nuestros hijos y como esto es perjudicial en su desarrollo aumentando alarmantemente la depresión y las tasas de suicidio en la juventud.
Lo mejor de todo es que además de explicarlo propone soluciones para salir de esos círculos viciosos que solamente están provocando que nos estanquemos como sociedad.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente para todo público.
Explica a detalle porque nos hemos vuelto una sociedad donde todo nos ofende y buscamos cancelar al que no piensa como uno. También explica la cultura de la ultra seguridad en la que las familias estamos blindando a nuestros hijos y como esto es perjudicial en su desarrollo aumentando alarmantemente la depresión y las tasas de suicidio en la juventud.
Lo mejor de todo es que además de explicarlo propone soluciones para salir de esos círculos viciosos que solamente están provocando que nos estanquemos como sociedad.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente para todo público.
lpip's review against another edition
4.0
A great blend of psychology and politics and parenting practice. I found myself nodding along with practically every chapter in this book, although I think you’d likely get the gist of it by reading The Atlantic article too. Hard things are hard but they are good! Think for yourself. Don’t rely solely on emotion to guide your decisions. I appreciate the practical advice included at the end of this book.
milksunk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
ncalv05's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
rachellep's review against another edition
5.0
This book is great for parents, I don’t have kids and found it fascinating still. It highlights the various ways we are hurting kids by coddling them and the struggles of iGen or GenZ. This book covers the issues happening with iGen on college campuses. It’s really a must read, full with valuable info. Considering I might be working with this generation soon, it was a little scary.