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The Burnout Generation: Is School Boring Our Kids Into Exhaustion?
🎙️S5 E17
Parents… what if your child isn’t “lazy”? What if they’re not “unmotivated”? What if they’re not even truly “burnt out”?
What if they’re just bored. 💜
In this powerful episode of 𝘗𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩, Pam, Manny, and Loki unpack the buzzword everyone’s throwing around — burnout — and ask the deeper question:
👉 Is today’s generation exhausted from doing too much… or from doing the same thing over and over again?
From worksheets and repetitive school structures to cafeteria chaos and fake “group work,” this conversation hits home for parents of neurodivergent AND neurotypical kids…
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