In this Direct interview, John talks to Erica Komisar, a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, parent coach and author, about the phenomena plaguing parents and children in today's environments. Erica highlights the crucial periods for children's growth and the importance of intentional and nurturing motherhood from the moment a child enters the world. A graduate of Georgetown and Columbia Universities and The New York Freudian Society, Erica is a psychological consultant bringing parenting and work/life workshops to clinics, schools, corporations, and childcare settings including The Garden House School, Goldman Sachs, Shearman, and Sterling and SWFS Early Childhood Center. Erica is also the author of the book Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters. Her upcoming book, Chicken Little The Sky Isn’t Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety will be released in Fall 2021. #Parenting #Womanhood #Children #Psychology -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:16 Introducing Erica Komisar 1:18 Classical vs. Contemporary Feminism 04:18 Critical myths surrounding babies and child-rearing 07:28 The child mental health epidemic. 11:52 Emotional regulation 15:15 Is the way we parent shaped by the way we were parented? What is generational expression? 21:27 The difference between boys and girls. 24:25 Can damaging parenting be corrected? 27:16 Is the role of the father equal to the mother? 33:54 What can be learned from the traditional family unit? 35:31 Has the rhetoric of the working woman led policymakers to forget a support system for mothers? 41:13 Where has the age of anxiety come from? Why does it cripple our children? 45:40 Are we creating environments where children will be overcome by challenges rather than be overcomers? 48:52 The importance of the religious system to our children's mental health 51:40 The loneliness pandemic stemming from social media 54:47 Are you optimistic that society can be salvaged? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate." If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnYSEGViOnb7k8ezUaWUww?sub_confirmation=1 And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnAndersonAC Follow John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnandersonac/ Follow John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-anderson-ao Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Erica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricaKomisarCSW?s=20 Follow Erica on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricaKomisarLCSW/?ref=page_internal Erica's website: https://www.ericakomisar.com/