Oprah and Jonathan Haidt on How Social Media Is Changing Childhood

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Oprah We are only just beginning to understand the impact social media and smart devices are having on the mental and emotional well-being of teens and children around the world. In this episode of “The Oprah Podcast,” Oprah talks to Jonathan Haidt: a social psychologist, NYU professor and the New York Times bestselling author of "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness." Jonathan will share why he believes the skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression and addictive behaviors in teenagers can be directly linked to social media and excessive screen time. Oprah and Jonathan will also talk to teens - and their parents - from around the country about how their addiction to social media and smart devices is depriving them of their adolescence. Finally, Jonathan will offer tangible ideas for how parents and teens can work together to act now to prevent long-term and irreversible damage on teenagers’ still developing brains. For more information about how to join Jonathan Haidt’s movement and for more resources including a phone-free schools action kit and policy map, please go to the website below. https://www.anxiousgeneration.com BUY THE BOOK! “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt, published by Penguin Press, is available wherever books are sold. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729231/the-anxious-generation-by-jonathan-haidt/ This episode is brought to you in part by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/OPRAHPODCAST 00:00:00 - Welcome Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation” 00:02:30 - Why “The Anxious Generation” is resonating with parents 00:03:20 - Two shocking stats about addiction, kids, and screentime 00:05:40 - How childhood is different for kids today 00:06:47 - Why some college kids have never read a book 00:08:17 - Parents overprotect kids in the real world, but not enough online 00:09:53 - How girls and boys use social media differently 00:11:00 - Why Jonathan will not allow his teen daughter on Snapchat 00:13:27 - Welcome Carrie and teen son Nick 00:16:00 - Nick admits he’s addicted to his phone 00:17:00 - How dopamine plays a role in social media addiction 00:19:58 - The 5 symptoms of withdrawal from addiction 00:23:43 - Why it’s important to learn to focus before age 25 00:26:21 - How to curb phone addiction 00:28:31 - Welcome Leia and teen daughter Estella 00:30:00 - Why Estella created a different persona online 00:32:08 - How to set healthy boundaries for kids and phone use 00:33:40 - Jonathan’s biggest parenting regret 00:37:15 - Welcome Mala and teen daughter Uma 00:42:18 - Is social media use affecting teen’s focus? 00:42:33 - Americans teenagers spend 5 hours on average on social media 00:44:30 - How social media impacts intelligence 00:47:01 - Welcome Alicia and teen kids Cyrene and Caleb 00:48:09 - The difference between boys and girls and social media 00:49:38 - How can parents balance social media permission for their kids 00:50:42 - Find other parents to agree to limit technology together 00:51:30 - What can parents do today to escape the smartphone trap 00:53:38 - The importance of changing how we raise our kids now Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprah/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381