Snowflake – or no flake? Are the young actually strong in declaring their sensitivity?

Psych for Life with Dr. Amanda Ferguson

Snowflake or no flake? Are our youth actually strong in declaring their sensitivity? And are we being too harsh in our judgement of them?

As we begin to recover from the last few years of natural disasters and the COVID pandemic, the pressures these volatile and uncertain times have exerted on us all, in many ways have had the strongest repercussions for young people. With a "shadow pandemic" now occurring as mental health issues escalate around the world, the subsequent backlash of labelling this generation "snowflakes" needs serious reconsidering.

Is it really a case of these young people lacking resilience, as they have been hastily accused? Or are there more meaningful benefits for us all from this apparent sensitivity?

This episode is an anthem to the younger generations! I discuss the impacts of the label Snowflake, the importance of soft skills to help people perform and why these skills are those that will be most needed into the future. Learn why the sensitivity these youth are being derided for is a major soft skill set we most need to protect and nurture, to enable a stronger world for us all.