A course might be counterproductive. In the 90s and 2000s, guidance counselors would show tapes concerning problems of the day: stranger danger, bullying, "nega

A course might be counterproductive. In the 90s and 2000s, guidance counselors would show tapes concerning problems of the day: stranger danger, bullying, "negative" emotions, etc. Of course, none of those tapes solved the problems they addressed. If anything, many of them focused on the wrong problems or on symptoms rather than causes. If the source of one's anxieties isn't going to change (like one's neighborhood or family), no amount of coursework or medication is going to help. Exceptional circumstances notwithstanding, there is no way to psychologize, meditate, or drug a kid's problems away. There is no one-size-fits-all solution I might not have the solution to the problems themselves are, but the chances of proactive intervention damaging a child's life are much higher than if you left them alone. The last thing I would like to see coming back is mass institutionalization, and unfortunately these kinds best-intention suggestions become springboards for later abuses