Dr. Leonard Sax on Why America’s Kids are Depressed, Anxious, and Overmedicated

Dr. Leonard Sax, physician and psychologist, sits down with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to expose how toxic culture, weak parenting, and a corrupt medical system have failed our children. They discuss the rising crisis of overmedicated children, the ADHD and antidepressants drugs epidemic, and why the best parenting combines love with firm boundaries. Follow Marissa on social: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ Follow Dr. Leonard Sax MD, PhD: https://x.com/unfragilekids 00:00 – Why Parenting Feels Impossible Today 02:30 – How American Culture Undermined Parents 04:30 – Disney, Nickelodeon, and the Rise of Disrespect 07:00 – “My Body, My Choice” vs. Parental Authority 10:00 – Why Parents No Longer Teach Right and Wrong 13:00 – Schools Replacing Parents in Raising Children 16:30 – Gender Ideology in Classrooms 20:00 – Are Boys and Girls Really Different? The Science Says Yes 24:00 – The Explosion of Transgender Identity in Just 30 Years 28:00 – Why Europe Banned Puberty Blockers, but the U.S. Hasn’t 32:00 – TikTok, Depression, and Teen Gender Confusion 36:00 – ADHD, Sleep Deprivation, and the “Medicalization of Misbehavior” 42:00 – Big Pharma’s Influence on Child Psychiatry 48:00 – Why American Kids Are the Most Medicated in the World 53:00 – Love + Boundaries: The Parenting Model That Works Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices