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\u201dI'm grateful she doesn't have that crazy addiction - they are getting a new relationship with technology. Smartphones and social media have basically caused a great rewiring of childhood.\u201d\nAs parents today, Blippi & Taylor Swift aren\u2019t all we have to worry about. When it comes to our (young kids), it\u2019s near impossible to avoid TV, tablets, and video games - we\u2019re increasingly anxious about the role of smartphones, social media, and ultimately their mental health. For many of us these devices and apps start creeping into elementary school, and with middle and high school right around the corner, a thoughtful vigilance is required at home and school. Longtime friends of the pods Claire Yoon Elvers & Seif Hamid join Raman for an important chat we ALL need to be having in our communities with our fellow parents.\xa0\nAuthor Jonathan Haidt's recent book \u2014 THE ANXIOUS GENERATION The Anxious Generation \u2014 has ignited some much needed conversations - online, and in communities. provides hard evidence to show the linkage between smartphones/social media to the decline in adolescent mental health. It's the data we needed to support what many of us already knew. And like many other parents we're chewing on this with mixed emotions - excited that the conversation is front and center with the potential to spark change over time. Yet also feeling a bit stuck given we're in the throes of parenting tweens/teens NOW.\nWe don\u2019t pretend to have the answers to ANY of this, but it\u2019s a conversation we ALL need to be having with each other, because the companies behind these technologies aren\u2019t incentivized to help. While there is some cautious optimism that our governments will help (shoutout to NY governor Kathy Hochul), we have to be have to be raising these issues in our homes, schools, and communities. We hope this open and honest conversation inspires you to start your own, and is the first of many...\nLEARN MORE\n\nBOOK: the Anxious Generation: goodreads.com/book/show/171681821-the-anxious-generation\n\n\nARTICLE: End The Phone-Based Childhood Now: theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/\n\n\nINTERVIEW (Daily Show): youtube.com/watch?v=tcr0yg7Mvg8\n\n\nNY NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/new-york-smartphone-school-ban-bill\n\n\n\nCLAIRE & SEIF - PAST POD APPEARANCES\n\nClaire Yoon Elvers (Jan\u201922): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/claire-elvers-wayfairs-head-of-global-brand/id1509346585?i=1000547310780\n\n\nSeif Hamid (Oct\u201920): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seif-hamid-and-sound-as-a-ny-arab/id1507595726?i=1000495612657\n\n\nRamadan (Apr\u201921): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ramadan-mubarak-for-us-all/id1507595726?i=1000556141573\n\n\nSeif + Arab of the Future (Jan\u201921)\n\npodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-arab-of-the-future-vols-1-4-culture-clashes-everywhere/id1516509265?i=1000505705732\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices