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'Massive issue' with resilience in young people nowadays

Do young people these days lack the resilience to deal with life’s difficulties? Following on from a negative reaction to some Leaving Cert exams Mick Clifford, writing in the Examiner, wondered if 'Today's youth have been conditioned to inflate every disappointment into a trauma.' Talking to Newstalk earlier today, Mick Clifford argued that a large portion of the "overreaction" from young people comes from the "conditioning" of their parents and a lack of “resilience.” Have we conditioned our children to not have any resilience nowadays? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss…

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11.52 20 Jun 2023


'Massive issue' with resilience in young people nowadays


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11.52 20 Jun 2023


Do young people these days lack the resilience to deal with life’s difficulties?

Following on from a negative reaction to some Leaving Cert exams Mick Clifford, writing in the Examiner, wondered if 'Today's youth have been conditioned to inflate every disappointment into a trauma.'

Talking to Newstalk earlier today, Mick Clifford argued that a large portion of the "overreaction" from young people comes from the "conditioning" of their parents and a lack of “resilience.”

Have we conditioned our children to not have any resilience nowadays? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss…


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