So let's start with an anecdote about a school district in New York State. In this particular district, the middle school had developed extraordinary renown over the years for developing a communal ...

Parenting today can feel like raising children in a world that never powers down. Our notifications are always buzzing. Our schedules are jam-packed. And many kids carry a quiet but persistent sense ...

Part 1 of TED Radio Hour episode Did social media break a generation — or just change it? Jonathan Haidt created a movement around protecting the "anxious generation" from the harms of social media.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the catalysts for the social media addiction debate was a 2024 book called "The Anxious Generation" by social psychologist ...

If you're the parent of a child or teenager, chances are you've heard of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, or at the very least his wildly influential, bestselling 2024 book, The Anxious Generation.