Psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes modern parenting and excessive screen time are robbing kids of resilience, independence, and joy. He urges parents to delay digital exposure, encourage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK CITY — Before last year, Jonathan Haidt was already a well-known social psychologist. He had been inducted into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think of The Amazing Generation as a guidebook written for young people to choose a life “not dominated by screens.” “This ...

Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and author of "The Anxious Generation," says mounting concerns over social media's impact on children have hit a "turning point." Speaking Thursday on FOX ...

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, The Anxious ...

Haidt argues that smartphones and social media have "rewired childhood" and made kids more anxious and depressed. My son agrees. He brings Haidt's argument to schools. Max Stossel's nonprofit, "Social ...

The teen mental health crisis is continuing to make headlines. We’ve all seen the shocking data, from depression among teens being up by 60 percent to 40 percent of high school students reporting ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Meet Jonathan Haidt, a professor of social ...

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.

NEW YORK CITY — Before last year, Jonathan Haidt was already a well-known social psychologist. He had been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, had given four TED talks, and his ...