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Digital natives are naturally equipped to handle screens
Technical familiarity does not necessarily equal emotional or social readiness. Guidance, boundaries and age-appropriate introduction remain essential.
The Anxious Generation — Jonathan Haidt · Hebrew Edition
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Description
The Nordhaus Library · Attention, childhood and technology
Restoring time, freedom and human connection to childhood
A research-based examination of the shift from a play-based childhood toward one increasingly shaped by smartphones and social media.
About the book
In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt examines the profound transformation of childhood in the age of smartphones and social media, and its possible relationship to the rise in psychological and social difficulties among young people.
Combining psychological and social research, Haidt describes the movement from a childhood built around play, movement and human interaction toward one increasingly mediated through screens.
Alongside the diagnosis, he proposes practical directions for families, educators, schools and communities seeking to restore independence, presence and meaningful human connection.
Inside the book
- The shift from play-based to phone-based childhood.
- Social media, attention, relationships and mental health.
- The importance of free play and growing independence.
- Practical principles for parents, educators and communities.
- A call to restore balance between technology and lived experience.
Four myths the book challenges
A smartphone is merely a neutral tool
Notifications, popularity metrics and designs that encourage continuous engagement can shape attention, routines and social relationships.
Online connection can replace play and real-world friendship
Digital communication cannot fully reproduce human presence, body language, unstructured play and independent social exploration.
Every family can solve the problem independently
Meaningful change requires cooperation among families, schools and communities, together with shared expectations around technology.
AuthorJonathan Haidt
PublisherYedioth Books / Mishkal
LanguageHebrew
FormatPrinted book
Pages400
Hebrew edition2025
Printed Hebrew-language edition · Product image for illustration only
| Product Code: | ספר מודפס – עברית |