Dr. Erica Komisar

One in five children will not leave childhood without developing a serious mental illness. Anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral problems. And what pisses me off is that we're not really educating or telling parents the truth as to why.

One in five children will not leave childhood without developing a serious mental illness. Anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral problems. And what pisses me off is that we're not really educating or telling parents the truth as to why.

Sometimes facts are an inconvenient truth. But everything I'm going to say is supported by research.

Sometimes facts are an inconvenient truth. But everything I'm going to say is supported by research.

Who uses over 30 years of research.

Who uses over 30 years of research.

There's some myths that really have to be debunked about how to raise a healthy child. And the first is daycare is good for children for socialization. No, it's so bad for their brain. And it's been known to increase aggression, behavioral problems, attachment disorders because babies need their mothers in the first three years for emotional security.

There's some myths that really have to be debunked about how to raise a healthy child. And the first is daycare is good for children for socialization. No, it's so bad for their brain. And it's been known to increase aggression, behavioral problems, attachment disorders because babies need their mothers in the first three years for emotional security.

So fathers are important in a different way. And I'll go through all of that. But they're both critical because if you're raised without one, you are missing a piece. And then there's quality versus quantity time. Myth. You need to be there a quality of time as well as a quantity of time. You can't have a fabulous career and then come home and be present for your child on your time.

So fathers are important in a different way. And I'll go through all of that. But they're both critical because if you're raised without one, you are missing a piece. And then there's quality versus quantity time. Myth. You need to be there a quality of time as well as a quantity of time. You can't have a fabulous career and then come home and be present for your child on your time.

It needs to be on their time. And there's more.

It needs to be on their time. And there's more.

I do. But there are ways to creatively deal with it. And I'll go through each of them. So there's...

I do. But there are ways to creatively deal with it. And I'll go through each of them. So there's...

I like to think of it as three Ps, presence, prioritization, and prevention. And I'll go through each of them. My mission is to educate parents and policymakers and clinicians and educators about the

I like to think of it as three Ps, presence, prioritization, and prevention. And I'll go through each of them. My mission is to educate parents and policymakers and clinicians and educators about the

The fact that for children to be mentally healthy in the future, you have to be physically and emotionally present for them throughout childhood, but particularly in the two critical periods of brain development, which are 0 to 3 and 9 to 25, which is adolescence. So in those two critical periods of brain development...

The fact that for children to be mentally healthy in the future, you have to be physically and emotionally present for them throughout childhood, but particularly in the two critical periods of brain development, which are 0 to 3 and 9 to 25, which is adolescence. So in those two critical periods of brain development...

particularly zero to three, much of a child's development depends on their environment and you are their environment. So I run around the world talking about the importance of physical and emotional presence, attachment security. Attachment security is the foundation for future mental health. Prioritization. We prioritize everything today other than our children.

particularly zero to three, much of a child's development depends on their environment and you are their environment. So I run around the world talking about the importance of physical and emotional presence, attachment security. Attachment security is the foundation for future mental health. Prioritization. We prioritize everything today other than our children.