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In this episode, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger talks with best-selling author Jonathan Haidt, PhD, about his latest book, “The Anxious Generation,” including the pivotal role physicians can play in addressing the impact of social media on children’s mental health. For more about “The Anxious Generation,” visit: https://ama-assn.co/AnxiousGeneration
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00:00 AMA Update September 16, 2024
00:16 Jonathan Haidt new book: The Anxious Generation
01:42 Jonathan Haidt books: The Coddling of the American Mind
02:23 Teen mental health statistics (Jean Twenge)
03:44 The Great Rewiring
05:30 Four new norms of anxious generation (Anxious Generation 4 things)
05:58 Sleep deprivation: Smartphones and kids
07:02 Social deprivation: Social media and relationships (American Time Use Survey)
08:10 Attention fragmentation examples: Social media and attention span
08:54 Social media addiction
09:57 Benefits of playtime: Negative effects of social media on child development (text neck, screen time and eye health, myopia causes)
13:47 What age should a kid get a phone 2024
14:21 Impact of social media on mental health of students (Gen Z and social media)
16:32 Phone anxiety: Why is social media bad for teens?
18:09 Surgeon general social media warning
18:53 Phone based childhood: How to talk to your kids about social media and mental health
20:42 How does social media affect teens?
22:00 The Anxious Generation criticism: Benefits of social media
22:20 Washington Post cell phone bans in schools: https://ama-assn.co/WaPo_cellphonebans
22:42 KOSA Kids Online Safety Act
23:54 The Anxious Generation summary
25:41 Jonathan Haidt social media book
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