Author of "The Anxious Generation" shares his views on social media and children’s mental health

Read the AMA’s latest policy on social media and its impact on mental health: https://ama-assn.co/SocialMediaMental...   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 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🔍 AMA Policy Finder: https://ama-assn.co/PolicyFinder 🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ▹ Reforming Medicare payment ▹ Fighting scope creep ▹ Fixing prior authorization ▹ Reducing physician burnout ▹ Making technology work for physicians 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 ✶✶✶✶ 📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://ama-assn.co/youTube 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for health care news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 📝 Podcast episodes and YouTube transcript available: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate_Transcr... 📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA: https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters 🎧 Listen to our latest medical podcasts: https://ama-assn.co/Podcasts 📲 Download #AMAConnect for medical news today, the latest in physician education, healthcare podcasts and videos: https://ama-assn.co/AMAConnectApp 💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social 📓 Access the Journal of the American Medical Association #JAMA login: https://ama-assn.co/JAMA #JonathanHaidt #AnxiousGeneration #TheGreatRewiring #mentalhealth #MentalHealthAwareness #anxiety #depression #JeanTwenge #smartphones #socialmedia #screentime #sleepdeprivation #socialdeprivation #attentionfragmentation #attentionspan #socialmediaaddiction #teenmentalhealth #GenZ #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #KOSA #phonebasedchildhood #WaPo #WashingtonPost #cellphonebans #phonesinschools #publichealth #AmericanMedicalAssociation