@damacri This is a really provocative topic for a lot of parents, it makes sense that you may find that article upsetting. I've seen on here that many, many parents get upset about the implications of the research it's summarising. Imagine how many of those upset parents then message the author with links and anecdotes. I can understand why the author may feel the need to not respond to the avalanche of messages they likely receive.
I don't know the studies you sent, but it's possible that they were maybe able to find flaws in their design that aren't immediately clear from an abstract. I say this because the study you've highlighted is interesting, but it doesn't find what you've claimed even after your edits. Rather than rehashing, I've linked a couple of thorough comments below:
I don't know the studies you sent, but it's possible that they were maybe able to find flaws in their design that aren't immediately clear from an abstract. I say this because the study you've highlighted is interesting, but it doesn't find what you've claimed even after your edits. Rather than rehashing, I've linked a couple of thorough comments below:
- The thought experiment in this one might be helpful to conceptualise the study's limitations around age groups: Comment One
- Comment Two