We’ve mandated nutritious school lunches, but we don’t give kids time to eat them.| petergray.substack.com
School pressure, achievement pressure, fear of the future, learned helplessness, and self-fulfilling prophesies about “trauma” may underlie the rise in teen suicides.| petergray.substack.com
What do teens gain from social media and how can negative consequences be minimized?| petergray.substack.com
Was the digital revolution—with new technology to master and video games to play—a cause of the decline in teen suicides?| petergray.substack.com
Here I discuss evidence related to various theories about this huge increase in suicide rate and conclude that decline in kids' freedom to be kids was the major cause.| petergray.substack.com
Much evidence supports the theory that No Child Left Behind and Common Core have caused a surge in young people's anxiety, depression, and suicides.| petergray.substack.com
Unlike in adults, suicide risk among children is lowest during the summer and higher during the school year. Understanding these patterns can help prevent and treat suicidality| Scientific American
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