Review of "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Discerning What Is Best with Dr Rex M Rogers

This podcast is a review of "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness" by Jonathan Haidt. It is a scholarly book focused upon the emergence of smartphones in 2007, coupled with the Internet and social media, that the author argues is responsible for a skyrocketing increase in adolescent mental illness in Gen Z, 2010-2015. Professor Haidt (pronounced "height") is a social psychologist at NYU. The book presents data, is thorough, balanced, careful to review competing theories, and loaded with common sense. Professor Haidt is a proponent of no smartphones before high school, cell-phone-free schools, no social media until age 16, more unsupervised play in childhood. Parents and church youth groups, along with all educational institutions would do well to heed Dr. Haidt's recommendations. #cellphone #smartphone #socialmedia #learning #addiction For more Christian commentary see my website at www.rexmrogers.com or my YouTube channel @DrRexRogers.