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Dr. Kevin Majeres on Anxious Generation and Bad Therapy

Published: May 3, 2024, 3:20 p.m.

In this episode Dr. Kevin Majeres offers his thoughts on two recent books: Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, and Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier.\xa0 Both books seek to tackle major questions such as screens and socials, overprotective parenting, anxiety and depression, and the appropriate response to those conditions.\xa0 Dr. Majeres optimistically offers helpful and poignant suggestions to parents fully aware seeking to mindfully raise mindful children.

Chapters

  • 4:23 The Anxious Generation, introduction and analysis

  • 10:39 Social media and social comparison

  • 11:03 Proven connection between social media and anxiety, depression

  • 15:10 Bonds formed online versus in person, the \u201crupture and repair\u201d process

  • 17:26 Primary impact on boys: video games, pornography, disengagement

  • 22:02 Pessimism fueled by social media

  • 24:43 Costs of screen time, impact on sleep

  • 27:17 Screens and the left hemisphere of the brain

  • 31:40 Children must be frustrated every day

  • 35:31 Haidt\u2019s anti-fragile model

  • 40:40 Debate over the age for smart phones

  • 44:20 Bad Therapy, introduction and analysis

  • 51:31 Educative therapy approach

  • 56:41 Discerning necessary therapy

  • 1:00:19 Anxiety is adrenaline waiting to be invested

  • 1:03:58 Maintaining optimism

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