• The Anxious Generation: Childhood and Mental Illness

    The Anxious Generation: Childhood and Mental Illness

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    • Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller addressing youth mental health crisis linked to smartphones and social media
    • Investigates the decline of play-based childhood and its replacement by phone-based childhood since the early 2010s
    • Highlights sharp increases in depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rates among adolescents since the early 2010s
    • Explores the impact of social media on girls and boys, noting specific detrimental effects and withdrawal into virtual worlds
    • Presents over a dozen mechanisms that disrupt children’s social and neurological development, including addiction and loneliness
    • Offers a clear call to action with four proposed rules to combat the mental health epidemic
    • Advocates for collective responsibility from parents, teachers, tech companies, and governments to restore healthier childhoods
    • Written by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, known for his data-driven insights and tackling difficult societal issues
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    • The Anxious Generation: Childhood and Mental Illness

      The Anxious Generation: Childhood and Mental Illness

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      • Instant #1 New York Times bestseller focused on youth mental health crisis related to smartphones and social media
      • Investigates the decline in mental health among adolescents since the early 2010s, with rising rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide
      • Author Jonathan Haidt explores the shift from a “play-based childhood” to a “phone-based childhood” and its negative impact on development
      • Details mechanisms affecting children’s social and neurological development, including sleep deprivation and social comparison
      • Highlights the disproportionate effects of social media on girls and the withdrawal of boys into virtual spaces
      • Proposes four actionable rules for parents, educators, and tech companies to combat the mental health epidemic
      • Emphasizes the importance of restoring a more humane childhood and the need for collective action
      • Includes a PDF companion with the audiobook purchase for additional resources
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