The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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The Anxious Generation is a 2024 book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. It argues that the rise in mental illness among adolescents, particularly anxiety and depression, is largely due to the 'great rewiring of childhood' caused by the widespread adoption of smartphones and social media. Haidt proposes solutions such as phone-free schools and delaying social media access for children.

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And we're seeing the success of people like Jonathan height and his book, The Anxious Generation. We're seeing schools go phone free.

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The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
mental health
social media impact

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"Jonathan Haidt and his book 'The Anxious Generation' are explicitly mentioned as examples of successful efforts to mobilize parents and schools against the negative impacts of social media on children's mental health. The speaker highlights its role in driving changes like phone-free schools and social media bans for kids."

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