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Screens, Stress, and Struggling Kids—Jonathan Haidt Breaks It Down Psychologist and bestselling author @jonathanhaidt joins TEDMED Conversations host, Kelly Thomas, to unpack the youth mental health crisis—and how smartphones, social media, and a culture of overprotection are fueling it.
Drawing from his latest New
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Psychologist and bestselling author @jonathanhaidt joins TEDMED Conversations host, Kelly Thomas, to unpack the youth mental health crisis—and how smartphones, social media, and a culture of overprotection are fueling it.
Drawing from his latest New York Times bestselling book, The Anxious Generation, Haidt reveals how today’s kids are digitally connected but developmentally deprived—and what parents, educators, and policymakers can do to help.
Related Resources:
Free the Anxious GenerationThe Anxious GenerationAfter BabelThe Let Grow Experience Free The Anxious Generation Guide - a toolkit, created in collaboration with Dr. Becky/Good Inside for what parents can actually doState Policy Map - a conversation about the work being done to establish phone-free schools across the country
#MentalHealth #DigitalWellbeing #YouthMentalHealth #TheAnxiousGeneration #JonathanHaidt #Parenting #SocialMedia #Smartphones #KidsAndScreens #TEDMED
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Release Date: 29/04/2025, 12:00:00
