Episode Description Imagine sending your 10-year-old to live on Mars. They aren't evolved for the low gravity, the alien environment, or the isolation. According to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, this is exactly what we did to Generation Z when we traded a "play-based childhood" for a "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. In this episode, we dive into Haidt’s The Anxious Generation to understand the sudden, global surge in adolescent mental illness and, more importantly, how we can bring our children back to Earth.

Key Topics Covered:

• The Great Rewiring (2010–2015): How the rapid adoption of smartphones and social media coincided with a sharp decline in teen mental health, marking the end of the play-based childhood.

• The "Mars" Metaphor:  ...