Canadians are concerned that young people aged 10 to 21 lack the important life skills and coping mechanisms needed to be successful in the future, a Scouts Canada survey found.
The survey of 1,000 Canadians identified five key contributing factors in what they called the inability of today’s youth to cope. Social media channels topped the list of issues followed by excessive screen use resulting in a lack of development, social/peer pressure, video games, and “helicopter parenting.”
