Through his work, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that "a majority of parents wish social media apps didn't exist." ...

DEL MAR, Calif. – Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

If you’ve been following the conversation around kids and screens, then you’re probably familiar with New York University psychologist Jonathan Haidt. But just because Haidt is one of the most ...

What Jonathan Haidt Thought When He Watched Adolescence “The internet is just not a good place to let your child roam free 24/7.” By Olga Khazan ...

For answers, I reached out to Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at NYU and the author of The Anxious Generation. For years, Haidt has been begging parents and schools to prohibit smartphones until ...

Jonathan Haidt: I knew that the book was going to be popular. What I wasn't prepared for is that this issue would spread like wildfire around the world, not just in the US.

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of the The Anxious Generation, might say we made one good decision there — and one not-so-good one. The not-so-good, of course, is the smartphone.

His book offers practical steps that parents, schools and teachers can take to protect the mental health of children. Author Jonathan Haidt (Courtesy the publisher) 400pp, ₹699; Allen Lane ...

This issue brings us to today’s first item: an interview with Jonathan Haidt, one of the foremost researchers on social media addiction.