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Anxious Generation Part Three: What to do about portable devices

Anxious Generation Part Three: What to do about portable devices

I have written this week about the impact social media is having on young people, and the data presented in Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation that shows its impact on their mental health. Today, I’d like to look at what we…

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The Anxious Generation Part Two: The need for play

The Anxious Generation Part Two: The need for play

I recently wrote about author Jonathan Haidt’s assertion that the online environment creates anxiety. He deals with this depth in…

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The Anxious Generation Part One: How social media apps rewire the teenage mind

The Anxious Generation Part One: How social media apps rewire the teenage mind

For years I have believed social media is about the worst thing to happen to teenagers since the Children’s Crusade…

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