Dr. Drew Pinsky: We Destroyed an Entire Generation of Kids with the Covid Mandates

KILMEADE Reading declined four ░░░░░░░░ between 2020 and 2023 ░░░░░░░░ down 9 But sadly ░░░░░░░░ should come as no ░░░░░░░░ especially if you re ░░░░░░░░ parent As America s ░░░░░░░░ is still reeling from ░░░░░░░░ disastrous effects of Covid ░░░░░░░░ lockdowns and the ever ░░░░░░░░ mental health crises fueled ░░░░░░░░ rampant social media use ░░░░░░░░ really came into its ░░░░░░░░ in 2010 leaving a ░░░░░░░░ 50 of teens reporting ░░░░░░░░ they don t enjoy ░░░░░░░░ almost double the amount ░░░░░░░░ 10 years ago with ░░░░░░░░ experts linking the sharp ░░░░░░░░ in depressive symptoms to ░░░░░░░░ use of smartphones and ░░░░░░░░ time You might be ░░░░░░░░ me on my phone ░░░░░░░░ now So how can ░░░░░░░░ student successfully learn math ░░░░░░░░ he or she is ░░░░░░░░ with anxiety and self ░░░░░░░░ issues Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ out with Dr Drew ░░░░░░░░ now Dr Drew Pinsky ░░░░░░░░ you know is a ░░░░░░░░ and an addiction specialist ░░░░░░░░ Drew you deal with ░░░░░░░░ on a regular basis ░░░░░░░░ only on your multiple ░░░░░░░░ but with your patients ░░░░░░░░ this surprise you PINSKY ░░░░░░░░ know look we ve ░░░░░░░░ 60 of adolescent females ░░░░░░░░ they feel persistently sad ░░░░░░░░ hopeless 30 seriously considering ░░░░░░░░ and there s no ░░░░░░░░ the screens are as ░░░░░░░░ as tobacco We should ░░░░░░░░ thinking about screens the ░░░░░░░░ we think about tobacco ░░░░░░░░ you brought out in ░░░░░░░░ comment there in the ░░░░░░░░ the impact of lockdowns ░░░░░░░░ has been profound There ░░░░░░░░ been a hockey stick ░░░░░░░░ terms of serious mental ░░░░░░░░ symptomatology and it was ░░░░░░░░ protectable We destroyed 8 ░░░░░░░░ year olds Imagine you ░░░░░░░░ 9 years old and ░░░░░░░░ re told Shelter in ░░░░░░░░ hide under your bed ░░░░░░░░ if you come out ░░░░░░░░ go outside you see ░░░░░░░░ friends you re going ░░░░░░░░ kill your parents and ░░░░░░░░ grandparents It s unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ we could have done ░░░░░░░░ to an entire generation ░░░░░░░░ it will take quite ░░░░░░░░ while for them to ░░░░░░░░ to come out of ░░░░░░░░ and I hope they ░░░░░░░░ angry when they do ░░░░░░░░ we did this to ░░░░░░░░ and it was highly ░░░░░░░░ predictable Now on top ░░░░░░░░ that as you pointed ░░░░░░░░ we have screens having ░░░░░░░░ impact Of course they ░░░░░░░░ t understand that what ░░░░░░░░ look humans if you ░░░░░░░░ them if you raise ░░░░░░░░ in an environment where ░░░░░░░░ has sort of equitable ░░░░░░░░ and body image and ░░░░░░░░ about themselves you suddenly ░░░░░░░░ them something of an ░░░░░░░░ they start to have ░░░░░░░░ emotion associated with that ░░░░░░░░ the social media is ░░░░░░░░ this constant bombardment of ░░░░░░░░ and the schools do ░░░░░░░░ little to control it ░░░░░░░░ should not be allowed ░░░░░░░░ schools period KILMEADE And ░░░░░░░░ you think at this ░░░░░░░░ remember they said seatbelts ░░░░░░░░ re never going to ░░░░░░░░ to we adjusted to ░░░░░░░░ They said drunk driving ░░░░░░░░ generation does not want ░░░░░░░░ grab a beer and ░░░░░░░░ behind the wheels they ░░░░░░░░ won t do it ░░░░░░░░ add in Lyft and ░░░░░░░░ and it s certainly ░░░░░░░░ out We can do ░░░░░░░░ again and it has ░░░░░░░░ happen You ve got ░░░░░░░░ put the phones away ░░░░░░░░ put them in lockboxes.”