nmcdnyc

Author of The Problem with Parenting: How Raising Children Is Changing Across America

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@RoisinMichaux It's because they aren't relativists.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@EricsElectrons @SarahTheHaider The left isn't constrained enough. They should be constrained and restrained.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

Read it and weep.

[Leor Sapir @LeorSapir]

A classic in the genre of medical disinformation. 👇

A new JAMA study uses surveys to assess regret among those who received hormones as teens.

42.5% did not return the surveys.

The authors nevertheless conclude that regret was “rare,” without acknowledging the 42.5% non-response in the limitations, and their conclusion is that gender Rx should not be restricted for youth (a non-sequitur). JAMA, apparently, sees this as worthy of publication.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) then uncritically reports the new study’s findings, also without any mention of the 42.5%.

This study will almost certainly be citation laundered, cited again and again in medical literature, media coverage, and legislative hearings, until its “findings” become “well-established truth.”

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

Except for 42.5% of the survey subjects, who didn't respond. How was this ever published?

[Michelle Boorstein @mboorstein]

NEW: The overwhelming majority of people who transitioned as teens don't regret it as adults.

That's according to a new study, the largest yet to examine satisfaction and regret in people who transitioned before they reached adulthood.

https://t.co/ok6eywdvGg

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@DefiantLs Please tell me that's not his parent filming him.

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@BevJacksonAuth What fresh hell is this???

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@typofoto That's an open secret. We used to see him vamping around in SoHo.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@SwipeWright @cremieuxrecueil I find this fascinating. My oldest danced perfectly to the beat as a toddler, but then he completely lost his sense of rhythm by about age 4 or 5. He's bewildered by the movies we took.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@LeorSapir I imagine that some people joined WPATH thinking it was an actual medical association. It must be something like Rosemary's Baby. The neighbors seem nice until you happen upon them wandering around in black robes, muttering about Belzebub.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@SwipeWright @Hartz_PhD @APA @WSJ Thank you for your service 🫡

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@larissaphillip So did I. And I am vaguely regretful. Mind you, here in town, we had a compound butter shop that, in a black swan event, survived for nearly two years.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

Be sure to read The Dutch leaks today

[Genspect @genspect]

🚨The Dutch Leaks: There is No Evidence and There Never Was

Episode premieres today at 7pm UK/11am California/2pm New York

@stellaomalley3 is joined by @DrMariekedOuden to discuss early Dutch and Belgian research on youth gender medicine, troubling study outcomes, concerns about assessment methods and informed consent, the importance of family input and differential diagnosis, and alleged institutional capture in transgender healthcare oversight.

Make sure you’re subscribed to our Youtube channel so you don’t miss it: https://t.co/CdcajZpYcn

[Erin Friday, Esq. @ErinFriday75490]

I signed a petition for No Kings in Colorado. Stop Democrats from overruling the people’s vote! https://t.co/wjOwyvI2zV

[Baillie Gifford Prize @BGPrize]

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📘 https://t.co/NecIgsPZeZ

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@larissaphillip I missed the point about automation slightly. In the early days of the dot-com scene, smart fridges got a lot of hype. "You'll never run out of milk!" I don't mind running out of milk. It gives me an excuse to go out. I thought of that when the French fridges were hacked.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@larissaphillip I know just which ones you are referring to. Maybe it's saturation? Do you remember the Cobble Hill mayonnaise boutique? That was a pivotal moment for me. And then the cobbler closed, and it was game over.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@larissaphillip This just happens everywhere, all the time. I don't think this is progress.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

@PeteButtigieg Please, no.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

That's an important point. This problem can't be solved within families alone, because it's ultimately about integrating into the wider world.

One thing I've seen help is Let Grow play clubs. They take place for a couple of hours after school, in or near the school. An adult is there, trained not to step in and resolve disputes. There is no technology. It lets kids do what they do naturally: socialize themselves. They make up their own games, solve their own problems, learn to get along with others, and regulate their own emotions.

This is a thing that previous generations took for granted that, at least where I am, we have to make space for.

[nmcdnyc @nmcdnyc]

This is really important. Kids aren't getting the experiences they need to learn how to live in the world. They need unstructured play, not therapy.

[Lenore Skenazy @FreeRangeKids]

GIVE KIDS BACK A LIFE AND THEY MIGHT NOT NEED A VIRTUAL ONE.

https://t.co/AJ6yodANaW

#LetGrow