The Collapse of Parenting with Dr. Leonard Sax

Plugged In - The Official Podcast for JSerra Catholic High School

Physician, psychologist, and author Dr. Leonard Sax unpacks key points from his best-selling book, The Collapse of Parenting, in this double-length interview. Dr. Sax helps parents to:

• Identify the unique deficiencies that American young people are experiencing
• Understand the changes in education that affect the way today’s teens are being formed
• Recognize parenting pitfalls that redound negatively on their sons and daughters
• Formulate a plan that can make parents confident and effective without enabling
• Raise young men and women of faith, intellect, and character

Dr. Leonard Sax provided care for children and adults in a family practice outside Washington, D.C, for more than 18 years. Dr. Sax then spent 5 years visiting schools and communities, leading workshops, and writing before he returned to full-time clinical practice in the fall of 2013 near his home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He has given keynotes based on his visits to more than 400 communities over the past 17 years and has been a guest for the TODAY Show (five times), CNN (three times), Headline News, PBS, Fox News (four times), NPR’s Weekend Edition, the BBC, and many other national and international media. His books include Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge, and The Collapse of Parenting, a New York Times bestseller.