1KHO 481: When We Rob Childhood, We Also Steal Their Future | Mike McLeod, GrowNOW ADHD

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

What if the root of our youth mental health crisis isn’t just academic pressure or social media—but the quiet erasure of childhood itself? In this gripping and deeply practical episode, ADHD executive function expert Mike McLeod to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for his most urgent conversation yet. Together, we dive into the realities of raising kids in a screen-saturated, performance-obsessed culture—and what it’s costing them. From summer packets to chatbots replacing real relationships, we explore how childhood has been engineered for burnout, and why reclaiming play, boredom, and independence is the antidote our kids desperately need. Mike makes a compelling case that parenting doesn’t need to be more complicated—it needs to be simpler, more connected, and more rooted in what actually works. He lays out three critical skills to focus on this summer: people skills, executive function, and the ability to persevere through boredom. If you’ve ever felt the ache that something about modern childhood is off, this conversation will give you language, vision, and tools to chart a better path forward. It’s not about doing more—it’s about doing less of the wrong things and giving our kids their childhood (and future) back. ** Learn more about Mike and all he has to offer (including his phenomenal podcast) here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome back. I have something special to share with you today and I hope you'll take a minute to hear.
0:05.9	In less than a week on May 20th, my brand new book launches. It is called homeschooling. You're doing it right just by doing it.
0:12.9	Now I know not everyone who listens homeschools, but we are a community who cares deeply about kids, about slowing down, about making space for real connection, and that's what
0:21.2	this book is really about. It speaks directly to homeschool families, but more than that,
0:25.3	it's about trusting your gut as a parent, letting go of the pressure to perform, and remembering
0:29.7	that childhood doesn't need to be optimized, it needs to be cherished. If you have found encouragement
0:34.8	here, through this podcast or the 1000 hours outside movement,
0:38.3	I would be so grateful if you'd consider buying the book.
0:41.0	Pre-orders and first week sales are what keeps books like this going.
0:44.7	They help spread the message further, and honestly, they're what publishers look at when
0:48.6	deciding if there's room for another book.
0:50.7	So if the work we've done here has helped you, even in a small way, picking up a copy is a huge
0:55.3	way to show support and maybe consider grabbing one for a friend or your homeschool group if that
0:59.8	fits. And if you do get the book or if you love the show, leaving a review is one of the simplest,
1:05.1	most impactful things you can do. It really does help people discover the message and it means
1:09.7	more than you know. Okay, thanks for letting me share all that.
1:12.7	I'm so grateful for each of you truly.
1:14.6	Now let's get into today's wonderful episode with Mike McLeod.
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