Justin shares four big ideas based on Jonathan Haidt's new book in the hope that it generates some constructive conversations with your kids at home:
- The key to building a resilient child,
- Getting comfy with our children experiencing a healthy level of discomfort in life,
- The impact of social media on the brain development of teens, and
- Looking at problematic use of or addiction to social media.
In this episode:
- Healthy/unhealthy childhood stressors
- Supportive parenting vs "tough love" or over-protective parenting
- Resilience
- Anxiety
- The cycle of incompetence
- Anti-fragility
- Impact of social media on teenage brain development
- Social media addiction / problematic use
Links:
- After Babel | Jon Haidt | Substack
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
- Honestly with Bari Weiss: Smartphones Rewired Childhood. Here's How to Fix It
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