Jonathan Haidt on The Anxious Generation: Childhood in Social Media Age & Fragile College Students

"If your kids went through puberty on a smartphone with social media, they came out different than human beings before” says Jonathan Haidt, author of the bestseller “The Anxious Generation.”

Kids are addicted to smartphones. Childhood is now phone-based instead of play-based, resulting in anxious and depressed kids.

"They know that life would be better if they didn't spend five or six hours a day on social media. They know that, but they can't help it” says Haidt.

Not all researcher agree. I challenge Haidt with the criticism.

Haidt responds in our full interview, and lays out his best advice to protect kids from smartphones.