1KHO 671: The Mental Health of Young People Has Cratered | Hara Estroff Marano, A Nation of Wimps

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast · Jan 6, 2026 · 1h 2m

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Ginny Yurich sits down with Psychology Today editor and author Hara Estroff Marano to talk about the quiet shift that started long before smartphones—and why it’s been devastating for kids. Drawing from A Nation of Wimps, Hara explains how fear and rapid cultural change pushed parents into “invasive” parenting, accidentally transmitting anxiety and squeezing play, risk, and independence out of childhood. The result isn’t…