Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

Good Enough Parenting

Kelly speaks with Dr. Dima Amso, a professor of psychology at Columbia University, about how the environment we’re brought up in affects our well-being. Dr. Amso gives her take on social media, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and how to be a better consumer of science journalism. She also shares how her work in the lab influences her life as a parent.

Good Enough Parenting

26m 5s

Kelly speaks with Dr. Dima Amso, a professor of psychology at Columbia University, about how the environment we’re brought up in affects our well-being. Dr. Amso gives her take on social media, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and how to be a better consumer of science journalism. She also shares how her work in the lab influences her life as a parent.

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    S7 E2 - 1m 33s

    Dr. Dima Amso and Kelly discuss the complexity that’s often overlooked when discussing upbringing. For instance, social scientists might measure one’s childhood by looking at the environment they grew up in and whether they had access to a backyard or not. However, as Dr. Amso points out, other factors can make up for or override such one-dimensional analyses.

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