1KHO 802: Uncertainty Is the New Norm | Jenny Anderson, The Disengaged Teen

Everything your kids are going to face next is changing faster than we can keep up, and this conversation with Jenny Anderson will change how you think about school, motivation, and what actually matters. On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich talks with the author of The Disengaged Teen about the silent crisis happening right in front of us: kids who look fine on paper but feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or checked out entirely. Drawing from research on 65,000 students, Jenny explains why engagement drops off a cliff by high school, how Silicon Valley is winning your child’s attention, and why even high-achieving kids are at risk. This is a practical, eye-opening conversation about helping kids move from apathy or pressure into curiosity, resilience, and real-world capability, and it starts with how we show up as adults.

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