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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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HAIDT, JONATHAN
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ISBN: 9781802063271
Author: HAIDT, JONATHAN
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‘One of the most important books I’ve read . . . It’s absolutely brilliant’ — Dr Rangan Chatterjee
'Urgent and essential' — Guardian
Acclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt reveals how the decline of free-play in childhood and the rise of smartphone use among adolescents is changing our world.
A Profound Shift in Childhood and Adolescence
From 2010 onwards, as teens transitioned from flip phones to smartphones packed with social media apps:
- Unsupervised time online soared, while
- Face-to-face conversations with friends and family plummeted — and so did mental health.
This dramatic transformation occurred alongside:
- A decline in childhood freedom, and
- An increase in over-supervision in the real world, depriving children of the essential experiences needed to grow into strong, self-governing adults.
The Impact of Smartphones on Development
The Anxious Generation explores the latest research to uncover how the shift from free-play to smartphones:
- Disrupts development, leading to:
- Sleep deprivation
- Addiction
- Lays the foundations of isolation and fear, shaping the society we live in today.
A Lifeline for Understanding and Change
Grounded in ancient wisdom and enriched with cutting-edge science, this book offers:
- Practical advice for navigating these challenges.
- A compelling exploration of how the rapid rewiring of human relationships and consciousness has:
- Made it harder to think and focus.
- Undermined our ability to forget ourselves enough to care about others.
- Eroded the foundations for building close relationships.
This eye-opening book is a life-raft for anyone seeking to understand the most profound changes in childhood and society in human history.
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