Does 'tough love' help or harm kids' mental health? | ABC Radio National

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Developmental and behavioural paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey explains to Radio National's Life Matters why having two positive adults who take a genuine interest in a child's life is protective against mental illness.

"There is this idea that we're too soft on kids now and that's why there's all these teenagers struggling. But the reality is the adult mental illness rate is almost 50 per cent."

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