Hi guys so do you feel like you are on your phone all the time and how about your kids are your kids on a phone do they have a phone

which brings us to my next guest he really piqued my interest and in fact he piqued the interest of the nation he's got an instant

New York Times bestseller it's called the anxious generation and he's really

talking about adolescents and their mental health trends what he has discovered and

what he has found out has been the talk at bus stops and group chats.

Parents everywhere anxious themselves for positive change.

I'm talking about social psychologist Jonathan Hight.

Jonathan's research about phone-based kids

is eye-opening.

And to be honest, a lot of what he shared has really stuck with me.

But here's what I love about Jonathan Hype.

He brings solutions and with those solutions he brings hope. As he'll tell you himself, it's not

too late to unring the bell and while the majority of his recent work surrounds the impact of smartphones on kids and teens

There's a lot we can learn ourselves as adults whether we're raising kids or not

collective change means a call to action for all of us,

and that includes you and me.

This inspiring conversation will be informative.

It is fascinating, and it's inspiring me to think twice and I hope it'll do the same for you.

I'm Hoda K you're here with us. I mean, something is happening.

So the truth of it is, it's the beginning of the school year. A lot of parents are sending

their kids off to school like they have every year.

And they're learning that something's changed, including the new school that my kids are going to.

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