Classical Education in Age of Anxious Child

In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt offers a sobering diagnosis of the state of modern childhood. Rates of anxiety, depression, and social dysfunction among adolescents have surged over the past decade, closely tracking the rise of smartphones, social media, and a culture of constant connectivity. Haidt’s argument is neither nostalgic nor moralistic; it is empirical, careful, and deeply concerned with human flourishing. Childhood, he argues, has been reshaped in ways that undermine psychological resilience, and adults have largely failed to intervene.