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THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but Jonathan Haidt’s latest, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, a must-read for parents and educators, brilliantly captures his two … Continue reading

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ONE WAY TO ADDRESS SOCIAL MEDIA WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS: The Social Dilemma

A few weeks ago, a dear friend and her family came to visit me.  When the weather took a turn, we taught her twin 11-year-old girls a card game which we played happily for hours.  But I noticed something.  About … Continue reading

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