What is the right age to give your kids a smartphone?
Day in and day out, this is the one question plaguing parents’ WhatsApp groups. To do or not to do, that has been the real question among parents.
On one hand, kids feel alienated owing to social pressure and the need to stay connected with their wide circle of friends. On the other hand, there is this worry that they might be exposed to wrong connections and influences.
Jonathan Haidt, a renowned social psychologist and professor at New York University, known for his work on the psychology of morality and the cultural and political influences on moral beliefs. He co-founded Heterodox Academy and has authored several influential books, including “The Righteous Mind”, “The Coddling of the American Mind” and the more recent “The Anxious Generation” .
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The Anxious Generation
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