62 pages 2 hours read

Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

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Essay Topics

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Analyze the impact of social media on adolescent mental health. How does Haidt support his argument, and what solutions does he propose to mitigate these effects?

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Compare and contrast the concepts of carpenter parenting and gardener parenting. How do these approaches influence child development? Provide examples from the book to support your analysis.

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Discuss the role of unsupervised play in child development. How does Haidt argue for its importance, and what evidence does he provide to support his claims? How might societal changes affect the feasibility of implementing more unsupervised play?