11 - Anxious Generation (Part 2)

In this episode of What is Good, the CLC continues our discussion of the book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. The book addresses the current rise of mental illness among young people and makes the argument that this increase is due to two things. One, the impact of cell phones and social media; and two, the lessening of unsupervised free play during childhood. We had so much to say on this topic that it turned into two episodes. This is part two. The discussion is led by David Sanchez.

0:38 - Chapter 6: the negative impacts of social media on the mental health of girls.

10:52 - Chapter 7: how virtual gaming and online porn impacts the mental health of boys.

19:15 - A great resource: the book Good Pictures Bad Pictures

23:00 - Recent Texas laws on pornography, they're good but they can't block everything.

24:48 - Chapter 12: What else can parents do?

31:38 - Discussion about the shortcomings of the book due to the author's beliefs as an atheist/agnostic.

35:42 - Is collective action possible, and what does it look like?

39:05 - How else has reading this book impacted us?

44:05 - Two other great books: My Tech-Wise Family and  My Tech-Wise Life

46:41 - What is Good?

51:05 - Outtakes

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