Jonathan Haidt

They fear being made fun of. And so when they feel alone, they panic. And so I don't, I'm not saying go out there and tell your kid, I'm taking away your phone and your social media account now, and you're going to disappear from, so I'm not saying do that. But if you can find a few other families that will do that, this is going to be happening all, it is happening all over the world now.

They fear being made fun of. And so when they feel alone, they panic. And so I don't, I'm not saying go out there and tell your kid, I'm taking away your phone and your social media account now, and you're going to disappear from, so I'm not saying do that. But if you can find a few other families that will do that, this is going to be happening all, it is happening all over the world now.

They fear being made fun of. And so when they feel alone, they panic. And so I don't, I'm not saying go out there and tell your kid, I'm taking away your phone and your social media account now, and you're going to disappear from, so I'm not saying do that. But if you can find a few other families that will do that, this is going to be happening all, it is happening all over the world now.

This is the year, 24, 25. This is when the world is waking up to the fact that we cannot raise children on touchscreens. It is damaging their brain development. So we've got to stop. And if we do it together, we can actually do it.

This is the year, 24, 25. This is when the world is waking up to the fact that we cannot raise children on touchscreens. It is damaging their brain development. So we've got to stop. And if we do it together, we can actually do it.

This is the year, 24, 25. This is when the world is waking up to the fact that we cannot raise children on touchscreens. It is damaging their brain development. So we've got to stop. And if we do it together, we can actually do it.

What we did in America was, so, you know, you and I grew up during a crime wave. There was a big crime wave in the 70s and 80s, and it started in the 60s. And so there was actually danger of crime, but we still played outside. Kids went outside. Second, third grade, you're out with your friends, biking around your town. You can buy candy, whatever. You're out on your own. You learn to function.

What we did in America was, so, you know, you and I grew up during a crime wave. There was a big crime wave in the 70s and 80s, and it started in the 60s. And so there was actually danger of crime, but we still played outside. Kids went outside. Second, third grade, you're out with your friends, biking around your town. You can buy candy, whatever. You're out on your own. You learn to function.

What we did in America was, so, you know, you and I grew up during a crime wave. There was a big crime wave in the 70s and 80s, and it started in the 60s. And so there was actually danger of crime, but we still played outside. Kids went outside. Second, third grade, you're out with your friends, biking around your town. You can buy candy, whatever. You're out on your own. You learn to function.

You learn autonomy. You learn to be a person. And in the 90s, the crime wave ends, but yet we freak out about child abduction. And we say, well, you can't go outside anymore because you'll be abducted.

You learn autonomy. You learn to be a person. And in the 90s, the crime wave ends, but yet we freak out about child abduction. And we say, well, you can't go outside anymore because you'll be abducted.

You learn autonomy. You learn to be a person. And in the 90s, the crime wave ends, but yet we freak out about child abduction. And we say, well, you can't go outside anymore because you'll be abducted.

I don't think anybody can dispute that. What he says is controversial.

I don't think anybody can dispute that. What he says is controversial.

What is childhood for? Childhood is evolution's answer to how do you have a big-brained cultural creature? You have to play a lot. You have to practice all sorts of things, all sorts of maneuvers, all sorts of social skills in order to tell your brain how to wire up to have the adult form.

What is childhood for? Childhood is evolution's answer to how do you have a big-brained cultural creature? You have to play a lot. You have to practice all sorts of things, all sorts of maneuvers, all sorts of social skills in order to tell your brain how to wire up to have the adult form.

So if you focus on brain development, especially for a big-brained cultural species like ours, there's a plastic period, a period where stuff comes in and it shapes who you are. And then once you've got that, now you're ready to convert to the adult form, be reproductive, have a baby. But if you don't have play in the childhood, you're not going to reach the adult form properly.

So if you focus on brain development, especially for a big-brained cultural species like ours, there's a plastic period, a period where stuff comes in and it shapes who you are. And then once you've got that, now you're ready to convert to the adult form, be reproductive, have a baby. But if you don't have play in the childhood, you're not going to reach the adult form properly.

That's right, because we're used to thinking of bodily growth as just time equals bigger. But the brain is this amazing thing that has all these neurons that have the potential to connect in all kinds of ways. And as neuroscientists say, neurons that fire together wire together. So if you repeatedly climb trees or do archery, systems will form in your brain that make you really good at that.

That's right, because we're used to thinking of bodily growth as just time equals bigger. But the brain is this amazing thing that has all these neurons that have the potential to connect in all kinds of ways. And as neuroscientists say, neurons that fire together wire together. So if you repeatedly climb trees or do archery, systems will form in your brain that make you really good at that.