Kids today may have better technology and entertainment than their parents did when growing up, but their health may not be as strong. According to the results of the CS Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health over half of adults polled believe kids’ mental and emotional health is worse today than when they were children. Dr. Matthew Davis headed the research.
“Adults today see that kids are experiencing less close personal friendships, less quality family time than they did when they are growing up,” Davis said. “There’s a strong sense that this is contributing to worse mental and emotional health for kids today than in generations past.”
Davis recommends parents support their children by offering a safe space to discuss their worries and stresses. He notes emotional and mental troubles become more difficult to address when they are bottled up. Meanwhile, the poll also showed 42 percent of adults perceiving kids today as having worse physical health than they had when children.
