Re-Air - Jonathan Haidt: Childhood Has Been Hijacked

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Mayim Bialik

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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In honor of "Supporting Young Minds Month," we are revisiting our episode with Jonathan Haidt. The Anxious Epidemic is REVEALED. Jonathan Haidt Exposes the HEARTBREAKING ways our technology is designed to make us Addicted. Learn how Tech is Ruining Childhood & hijacking all of our ATTENTION. We're breaking down the SINISTER Evolution of how Smartphones are Ruining Childhood, impacting education, mental health, and even safety...and what we can do about it. Sharing scientific evidence that traces global mental health collapse directly back to smartphone usage, Jonathan Haidt (Social psychologist, NYU professor, bestselling author) reveals why Gen Z is in CRISIS, including why they're anxious, socially inept, and addicted to technology. PLUS....is there HOPE? Haidt shares his BOLD plan for collective action to restore a "human childhood"! Jonathan Haidt also breaks down: - Physical & social causes and symptoms of tech addiction in kids - How losing trust in neighbors & institutions is destroying our children's innocence - Why the devastating impact of shame on kids is worse than you think - Are half-measures enough when it comes to curbing your child's tech use? - Boys vs. Girls Online: How social media algorithms are designed to target and hook our kids - Why free play is essential for development into competent adults - How some level of adversity in childhood leads to critical problem-solving skills in adulthood Find yourself wondering why it seems impossible to curb your child's screen time? Don't let your kid become a STATISTIC - TUNE IN to MBB now for practical resources to protect their future! Jonathan Haidt's book, The Anxious Generation: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book Follow us on Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BialikBreakdown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/mayimbialik⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm I'm Bialli. I'm Jonathan Cohen. And welcome to our breakdown. Today, in honor of
0:09.8	supporting Young Minds Month, we're going to revisit one of our very popular episodes from last
0:15.6	year with Jonathan Haidt. Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist, and he's the author of The Anxious Generation,
0:24.3	which I think to this day remains on pretty much every bestseller list.
0:28.8	It's a must read, not just for parents, but for anyone who is curious about what the
0:33.9	heck is happening in the generation that grew up with phones in their hands. And his book started the conversation which led to phones being removed from schools.
0:43.1	This was literally, this is the guy. It's Jonathan Haidt.
0:46.1	He exposes the collapse of youth mental health in the era of the smartphone, social media,
0:51.3	and big tech, including heartbreaking ways our technology is designed to make
0:55.8	all of us, not just our kids, addicted. And he shares his not so radical plan for helping kids
1:01.5	lead a healthier, freer childhood, a lot like we used to live. I know Miami and I lived like that.
1:08.0	We were really the last generation to grow out without phones.
1:11.6	Please join us as we take a look back at the scientific evidence tracing the current global
1:15.7	mental health collapse directly back to smartphone usage and especially revealing why
1:20.9	Gen Z is in crisis from anxiety levels and stunted social skills to a literal addiction to
1:27.3	technology.
1:28.5	It's really actually fascinating when you track this back to see that the rise in all of
1:34.2	these conditions starts right at the moment where people are exposed and people will say,
1:39.9	oh, it was happening anyway, his evidence really breaks through and makes us rethink what actually
1:46.3	happened at this stage of our lives. As a friendly reminder, please check out Substack. We put
1:52.8	exclusive content there, not available anywhere else, and the community is growing. We encourage
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