October 2025

Small children playing on their phones

The Digital Dilemma: How Smartphones Are Rewiring Childhood

The Digital Dilemma: How Smartphones are Rewiring Childhood and Fueling a Mental Crisis The Child Mind Institute Podcast with Jonathan Haidt and Dr. Dave Anderson  | October 30, 2025 In the early 2010s, something shifted—quietly, rapidly, and with massive consequences. Within just five years, childhood itself was rewired. Playgrounds emptied, bedrooms glowed blue with screens, […]

The Digital Dilemma: How Smartphones Are Rewiring Childhood Read More »