Gen Z anxiety epidemic is blamed on 'mollycoddling' and a 'culture of safetyism' by top private school head
Daily MailThe headmaster of one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious private schools has blamed 'mollycoddling' and a 'culture of safetyism' for Gen Z's anxiety problems. Mr Gareth Parker-Jones acknowledged the role phones, social media and screen time played in children's deteriorating mental health - but said there was also a need to challenge the culture of safetyism that dominates young people's lives in modern Britain. Gareth Parker-Jones, of Rugby School in Warwickshire, believes pupils today are far too cossetted and should be allowed to have 'adventures' Gen Z is in the midst of an anxiety epidemic, with a third of 18- to 24-year-olds reporting having experienced a mental health problem, such as depression or anxiety, compared with only a quarter back in 2000 Nottingham College is running coaching sessions on phone confidence and etiquette for students who have telephobia. More than half want to know about their potential date's family background, 27 per cent hope to cover what a future life together would look like and 24 per cent openly discuss having a family.
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