Tag: depression

Helping the ‘Anxious Generation’ back into “discover mode”

My biggest wish for 2025: that young people be better protected online. It’s one of the reasons I created this blog in 2018; and today, these concerns are expertly expressed in Jonathan Haidt’s must-read book, The Anxious Generation.What’s the problem? Today, children are "over-protected in the real world and under-protected online", says Haidt.As a result, … Continue reading Helping the ‘Anxious Generation’ back into “discover mode” →

4 more reasons to reduce your screen time… after reading this

1. Screens now divide rich from poor "Human contact is now a luxury good," asserts this thought-proving New York Times piece. "The wealthy can afford to opt out of having their data and their attention sold as a product," writes Nellie Bowles. "The poor and middle class don’t have the same kind of resources to … Continue reading 4 more reasons to reduce your screen time… after reading this →