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Leonard Sax MD PhD

@unfragilekids

Author, family physician, and PhD psychologist. Veteran of visits to 500+ schools worldwide. Leading workshops for schools, parent groups, and faith communities

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Today, when a student is caught cheating, it’s not unusual for parents to swoop in like attorneys, demanding evidence and mounting a defense.  ifstudies.org/blog/when-its-…

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Swimmer assures us that “being trans has not affected my ability to do this sport,” while breaking one record after another. The catch? This natal male is competing against women. The records being broken are women’s. What ever happened to sportsmanship? huffpost.com/entry/lia-thom…

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Leonard Sax on Intelligent Design and the “Ambiguity of the Evidence” evolutionnews.org/2021/12/leonar… via @discoveryCSC

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Is TikTok Dangerous for Teens?  ifstudies.org/blog/is-tiktok… Please check out my latest essay for IFS, with some crazy scary numbers regarding TikTok

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A wide-ranging conversation today about "why gender matters" - for monkeys as well as boys and girls - listen at blubrry.com/oneliferadio/8…

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A gentleman does not look at pornography, because pornography is degrading, not only to the woman who is objectified, but also to the man who uses it. ifstudies.org/blog/does-the-…

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Abigail Shrier interviewed me recently for her latest article, "I Don't Want American Kids" - what parents are doing to help their kids to be LESS American. It's a great read. abigailshrier.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-…

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I will lead an online-only Zoom presentation on BOYS ADRIFT, October 27, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Mountain Time. Anyone may attend, but you must register in advance, $20 per person. More information, and a link to registration, is online at santafeboys.org/conferences/20…

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Richard Reeves has an article in the Atlantic suggesting that boys should start school one year later than girls. Great idea! I made that recommendation 21 years ago in my APA paper "Reclaiming Kindergarten" psycnet.apa.org/buy/2001-16440…. Better late than never theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

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I will lead a Zoom presentation on "boys adrift" this Thursday Oct 27, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Mountain Time. Anyone may attend. This will be a deep dive into all the factors causing boys to disengage. More information, and a link to registration, is online at santafeboys.org/conferences/20…

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I had the privilege of being the guest today for a 90-minute deep dive into gender and parenting, on the Megyn Kelly Show. I hope you will listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tru…

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A YouTube excerpt from my interview with Megyn Kelly today: How Men and Women Smell, Hear, and See Differently, ... youtu.be/zklr1onRT18 via YouTube

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A school can be either an Elon Musk school or it can be a Mother Teresa school. But it can’t be both.  ifstudies.org/blog/parents-c…

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My interview with a Catholic school in Maryland, about Elon Musk vs Mother Teresa, why American kids are more likely than kids in other countries to have psychiatric diagnoses, and lots of other topics. You can listen to an INDEXED interview at this link: heightsforum.org/podcast/parent…

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Here's the time-stamped index for my interview with the Heights. I hope you will take a listen! heightsforum.org/podcast/parent…

Here's the time-stamped index for my interview with the Heights. I hope you will take a listen! heightsforum.org/podcast/parent…
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Four events for parents over 2 days: TikTok Ate My Daughter, Boys Adrift, Why are kids so fragile? and Evidence-Based Parenting. Hope see you there! #events clcfaithformation.wixsite.com/clcfaithformat…

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Recent studies have shown that left-of-center adolescents are increasingly more likely to be depressed than right-of-center adolescents. Is that because left-of-center parents are now more likely to be permissive? ifstudies.org/blog/do-your-p…

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Too many parents are uncomfortable asserting any authority over their kid’s phone. Please check out my essay at ifstudies.org/blog/memo-to-t…

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Re Abigail Shrier's book BAD THERAPY: The most dangerous assumption of Shrier’s book is that it’s easy to distinguish between kids who truly have serious problems and kids who don’t. News flash: it isn't. ifstudies.org/blog/blame-the…