For years, many people assumed that rising levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and self-harm among young people were simply part of modern life.
Social media became normal, smartphones became unavoidable, and childhood gradually moved online.
But what if these changes were not as harmless as they seemed?
In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores what he calls the "Great Rewiring of Childhood."
He argues that a generation raised on smartphones and social media has experienced a fundamental shift in how childhood works, with serious consequences for mental health and development.
