As of this month, 34 states and Washington, D.C., have policies aimed to reduce cellphone use at school, including complete or partial bans. One of the key figures who is credited with inspiring this ...

In his new book, Dr. Jonathan Haidt and his co-author offer kid-centered advice for breaking their addiction to screens and ...

NEW YORK CITY — Before last year, Jonathan Haidt was already a well-known social psychologist. He had been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, had given four TED talks, and his ...

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, The Anxious ...

His book has been a bestseller for more than a year and has prompted smartphone bans in schools across the country, but in a conversation with PEOPLE, Haidt says kids are still in danger courtesy ...

If you're a parent, you've probably felt that familiar knot watching your teenager choose their phone over dinner conversation. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book The Anxious Generation seems to ...

My Thursday column was in part about Gov. Sarah Sanders' association with psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt, who advocates for no cell phones in schools. The research for and writing of that ...

The teen mental health crisis is continuing to make headlines. We’ve all seen the shocking data, from depression among teens being up by 60 percent to 40 percent of high school students reporting ...

Jonathan Haidt in October 2025. A global public health emergency driven by the swift transition from a play-based to a phone-based childhood has created a “global destruction of human flourishing” ...