In this exclusive Sessions interview, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Jonathan Haidt discuss the growing, mother-led movement to reclaim childhood from smartphones and social media. They explore bipartisan legislation, school phone bans, and the challenge of age verification without authoritarian overreach. Haidt offers practical advice for parents and previews his latest book, “The Anxious Generation,” aimed at restoring childhood and addressing the digital threat to democracy.

This episode was filmed on June 9th, 2025

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Website https://jonathanhaidt.com/

Read “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” https://a.co/d/04yfM36