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To say that the next generation is primarily screwed in terms of resilience

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Namechangechangeobv · 26/02/2024 13:14

And WTF do we do about it?

Obviously many young people are wonderfully resilient but the overall trend I’ve seen in my line of work (behavioural education) is that there are vast, and I mean VAST numbers of young adults who cannot leave the house, come into a classroom, look someone in the eye, make a phone call, speak infront of the class (if they make it in), cry when pronouns are wrong (daily occurrence), take responsibility to revise/get a job/learn to drive.

What is going to happen to these humans in the future?

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KissMyArt · 26/02/2024 13:23

EricaJohns · 26/02/2024 13:21

It ain't just the kids.
There's plenty of people on this here website that gets their arse in their hands over meaningless bollocks.

Exactly my first thought too, and the demand for trigger warnings seems to be ever increasing.

TiredArse · 26/02/2024 13:23

Just seen this on the bbc - significant numbers of young people out of work due to health. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68399392

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Namechangechangeobv · 26/02/2024 13:23

Forhecksake · 26/02/2024 13:22

Is it just Covid that changed things? Kids got out of the routine of going to school and suddenly it was viewed as optional?

It had a huge effect but was already happening before that. It just seemed to magnify it.

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dimllaishebiaith · 26/02/2024 13:22

You mean the generation who was taken out of school, educated in challenging circumstances and has then had to adjust to being back in school again, so long as there are no strikes (which I support) and their classroom isnt about to collapse in on itself...

I would say just turning up is showing so flipping resilience in the context to be honest

Forhecksake · 26/02/2024 13:22

Is it just Covid that changed things? Kids got out of the routine of going to school and suddenly it was viewed as optional?

EricaJohns · 26/02/2024 13:21

It ain't just the kids.
There's plenty of people on this here website that gets their arse in their hands over meaningless bollocks.

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Namechangechangeobv · 26/02/2024 13:20

MandyRiceDavies · 26/02/2024 13:19

Sounds like balls to me, sorry. The young people I know are perfectly resilient and capable. Perhaps your line of work brings you into contact with people who have more issues.

I wish it was but we’ve seen number leap exponentially since Covid, although they were on the up previous to that.

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Namechangechangeobv · 26/02/2024 13:19

BoohooWoohoo · 26/02/2024 13:17

I’m not sure what behavioural education is but I assume you see kids who have issues rather than the ones who live normal uneventful lives?

Yes but we used to have 10 a year. Now over 200 a year.

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MandyRiceDavies · 26/02/2024 13:19

Sounds like balls to me, sorry. The young people I know are perfectly resilient and capable. Perhaps your line of work brings you into contact with people who have more issues.

Forhecksake · 26/02/2024 13:19

I'm concerned about the number of teens I know who are frequently unable to attend school as a result of anxiety. If they can't go to school, how will they get a job or support themselves?

CheesecakeandCrackers · 26/02/2024 13:19

I too worry about this. My kids are young at the moment and one seems resilient the other less so but it's not just the young, I see a lot of my colleagues at the early stage of their career so post uni lack resilience. It's a real concern, I spend far more time managing that cohort than I do their counterparts who are older when they enter our business. I wondered whether it was due to the impact of the lockdowns on confidence and skills.

BoohooWoohoo · 26/02/2024 13:17

I’m not sure what behavioural education is but I assume you see kids who have issues rather than the ones who live normal uneventful lives?

Cazpar · 26/02/2024 13:15

cry when pronouns are wrong (daily occurrence)

Of course it is.