The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
#1 New York Times bestseller and one of Barack Obama's favourite books of 2024. Haidt argues that the shift from a play-based childhood to a phone-based childhood — which accelerated around 2012 — is the primary driver of the global teen mental health crisis. Makes a detailed, data-driven case for restoring free, unsupervised play as a developmental necessity, and proposes concrete steps for parents, schools, and governments.
