2min chapter

Invisibilia cover image

The Fifth Vital Sign

Invisibilia

CHAPTER

Are You Raising a Bunch of Orchids and Snowflakes?

The girls don't have the sophisticated emotional skills that they need to manage in an increasingly stressful world. The questions and forms in the gym all attempts to make the kids more aware of their emotions. They also teach breathing exercises, give the girls individual and group therapy. As doctor wallace told me about all this, it made me think about the way that american cu typically talks about the kids we're raising to day. There are two opposite narratives. One is we're raising a bunch of orchids and snowflakes who are not sufficiently exposed to le protected. Another is: We're raising a lot of people with very low self-esteem because our society doesn't provide for them

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode