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The anxious generation, how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness, Jonathan Haidt

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-367) and index

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The anxious generation

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Jonathan Haidt

how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness

n The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies

Introduction: Growing up on Mars -- Part 1: A tidal wave -- The surge of suffering -- Part 2: The backstory: the decline of the play based childhood -- What children need to do in childhood -- Discover mode and the need for risky play -- Puberty and the blocked transition to adulthood -- Part 3: The great rewiring: the rise of the phone based childhood -- The four foundational harms: social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction -- Why social media harms girls more than boys -- Part 4: Collective action for healthier childhood -- Preparing for collective action -- What governments and tech companies can do now -- What schools can do now -- What parents can do now -- Conclusion: Bring childhood back to Earth

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