Family physician, psychologist, and renowned author Dr. Leonard Sax said parents who are not exercising their authority and choosing instead to “let kids decide" are making "a big mistake.”
“Parents think letting kids decide, making all the big choices from an early age will help them to become more mature,” Dr. Leonard Sax told Dan Proft on the Counter Culture Podcast. “But it's not, because it's not age appropriate.”
“I show both in ‘The Collapse of Parenting,’ but even more so in my book, ‘Boys Adrift,’ that the result of letting the kids make all the big calls is boys who are not leaving home, boys who demonstrate a failure to launch,” Sax said.
This full episode can be found on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
Sax is a psychologist and family physician, renowned for his contributions as an author and speaker on child and adolescent development.
Born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Sax graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Sax founded the Poolesville Family Practice in Maryland and, following a sabbatical in 2008, returned to practice in 2013 at Lancaster General Health.
He is the author of numerous books, including, “The Collapse of Parenting,” "Boys Adrift," "Girls on the Edge," and "Why Gender Matters."
Proft launched “Counterculture” — co-hosted by American Greatness and Restoration News — in September 2023. He also is the co-host of “Chicago’s Morning Answer” weekday mornings from 5-9 a.m. on AM 560 Chicago. A former Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, Proft attended Northwestern University and received his J.D. from Loyola University-Chicago.
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