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An unprecedented, quiet rollout of lifestyle vulnerability is sweeping households from suburban cul‑de‑sacs to deep into school corridors. What was once dismissed as mere “comfort culture” has morphed into a proximate threat to child resilience for the 2025–2026 season. Parents in Fayetteville report rising dependency behaviors after two winters of uninterrupted convenience tech.
Marion and Volusia County educators confirm a surge in students unwilling or unable to handle basic setbacks — a shift that only now is being named and measured.
