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The anxious generation [sound recording] : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness / by Haidt, Jonathan,author,narrator.; Pratt, Sean,narrator.; Blackstone Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt."From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health-and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the "collective action problems" that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood. Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes-communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children-and ourselves-from the psychological damage of a phone-based life"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Child development; Child mental health; Children; Internet and children; Social media;

Smartphone nation : why we're all addicted to our screens and what you and your family can do about it / by Regehr, Kaitlyn,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The compassionate, practical guide for raising -- and becoming -- healthy and informed digital citizens in the age of the smartphone, social media and AI. A must-read for parents of the smartphone generation. We know the dangers of consuming ultra-processed food. But what about the way algorithms are ultra-processing the information we consume online? How do today's parents, who grew up without digital devices and social media, parent a generation who are awash in it? Digital devices are everywhere in young people's lives -- in their schools and in their homes, with their friends and when they're alone. But parents know there is increasing evidence about both the risks and harms associated with online content. This presents an urgent dilemma: a digital-free life isn't realistic, but how can parents keep the risks to their children at bay? How do they help their kids to manage their online activity (not to mention their own)? Some have argued that the only way forward is to disconnect and opt your kids out. But the discourse around banning phones is backwards looking. It's us as geriatric millennials and Gen X-ers nostalgically reminiscing about our Nokias and their supposed innocence. Whether you like it or not, your kids will need to be on the internet, and their lives and careers will be shaped by AI. And it's the kids that understand the harms of technology and know how to navigate them effectively that will thrive. They will be at the front of the line. Smartphone Nation marshals the evidence and gives parents simple takeaways for implementing healthy digital nutrition for their families. This isn't a digital detox book recommending that we throw away our digital devices. This is a book that understands the realities and pressures that parents face. Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr argues that knowledge is power, and that by understanding your own relationship with the internet, social media and AI, you will develop the tools you need to make choices for you and your family"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Digital media; Digital media; Electronics; Internet and children.; Internet; Information society.; Parenting.;

The half of it : a memoir / by Beer, Madison,1999-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A memoir from singer-songwriter Madison Beer, chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Beer, Madison, 1999-; Internet and children; Internet personalities; Singers; Women musicians; Young women;

Balanced and barefoot : how unrestricted outdoor play makes for strong, confident, and capable children / by Hanscom, Angela J.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Play.; Outdoor recreation.; Nature.; Child development.;

Anxiety-free kids : an interactive guide for parents and children / by Zucker, Bonnie,1974-; Parker, David,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-164) and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: Anxiety in children.; Cognitive therapy for children.;
© c2017., Prufrock Press,

13 things mentally strong parents don't do : raising self-assured children and training their brains for a life of happiness, meaning, and success / by Morin, Amy.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: Parenting.; Child rearing.; Self-confidence in children.;

Please don't bite the baby (and please don't chase the dogs) : keeping our kids and our dogs safe and happy together / by Edwards, Lisa J.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: Dogs; Dogs; Dogs; Children and animals.;

Your child in the hospital : a practical guide for parents / by Keene, Nancy.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: Children; Sick children; Parent and child.;

A little bit of dirt : 55+ science and art activities to reconnect children with nature / by Citro, Asia.;
Includes Internet addresses and indexBursting with creative hands-on outdoor science and art activities, "Little Bit of DIrt" is full of motivation to get outside and exploreLSC
Subjects: Outdoor recreation for children.; Children and the environment.; Nature study;

School success for kids with emotional and behavioral disorders / by Davis, Michelle R.(Michelle Renee),1972-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: Problem children; Emotional problems of children.; Behavior disorders in children.; Special education.; Teaching.;
© c2011., Prufrock Press,

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