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SanjanaGhosh

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Jonathan Haidt

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Mom was right. Everything that is wrong with us and our generation can be blamed on the phone!

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llwheeler

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Jonathan Haidt

Almost done this audiobook and finding it very interesting, from a parenting POV as well as thinking about my own phone and social media use. I deleted Instagram today as a result.

He advises time in nature as a good antidote, and calls out ppl observing nature through their phones, taking pics instead of just experiencing. Which made me laugh cause just this morning I took this picture of a gorgeous tree in bloom.

llwheeler (but I also observed with my eyeballs not just camera lens. And now I have pictures to look at and keep feeling happy about. So, balance in all things, I think) 3w

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Kristy_K

Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves | Kat Kinsman

Anxiety making an appearance these past few days.

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dabbe Oh, no. My heart goes out to you! #deepbreaths 💛🐝🖤 3w

CoverToCoverGirl So sorry you‘re experiencing this. Hugs! One breath at a time. 💙💙 3w

lil1inblue You describe the feeling well. So sorry you're experiencing it! 🤗 💓 3w

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TheSpineView Poor thing! Sending hugs! 💞 3w

TheBookHippie Here too. It‘s so unsettling. Sending light. 3w

JenlovesJT47 I‘m sorry. You describe it perfectly 💛🐝🖤 3w

AnnCrystal Prayers for you during these chaotic times 😘🐝👌🏼🫂🐝💝. 3w

bellabella As Channing Tatum says in The Lost City with Sandra Bullock, “Can you smell that?“
Meaning she should take a deep breath. Love you!! 3w

Reggie This reminds me of The Interview with the Vampire where they put Claudia and that woman out in the sun and they turn to stone. Great job. 3w

BooksandCoffee4Me So hard. Praying for you. Does expressing it in writing help? I hope so. 💛💛💛 3w

Eggs I hope the coming days will give you peace ☮️ 😢💜 3w

Kristy_K @dabbe Thank you! 2w

Kristy_K @CoverToCoverGirl Yes, trying to remember to breathe. Thank you! 2w

Kristy_K @lil1inblue Thank you! 💛 2w

Kristy_K @TheBookHippie Agreed. Thank you! 💛 2w

Kristy_K @JenlovesJT47 Thank you! 💛 2w

Kristy_K @AnnCrystal Thank you! 2w

Kristy_K @bellabella 😆 This made me laugh. Thank you! 2w

Kristy_K @Reggie Thank you! 2w

Kristy_K @BooksandCoffee4Me Thank you! It does sometimes, yes. Just getting it out and naming it helps. 💛 2w

Kristy_K @Eggs Thank you! 💛 2w

DebinHawaii This captures the feeling so well! Hope it‘s better now! 🖤🐝🖤 2w

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Allthebookclubs

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill | Abbi Waxman

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I loved this book! Several GREAT quotes..
“Surely her purpose in life wasn‘t simply to read as many books as possible.” Wait what?
“I guess I left the window open, there‘s rain all over my face.”
Unfortunate Gaiman name drop though. Book #42 in 2025

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totefairie

Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel | Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

37/100 🎧📖🔖
#dearevanhansen #ebook #audiobook #musical #bookstoscreen #goodreads #goodreadsreadingchallenge #readinggoal #crossstitch #bookmark #totefairie

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TieDyeDude

Ajo Y El Vampiro | Bree Paulsen

This webcomic was started in 2013. It follows the story of Patrik the Vampire, switching back and forth through several periods of his life. He is certainly a loveable, but flawed, character, and the story goes to some interesting places; however, the artist last posted about three and a half years ago, so who knows if it will continue. Do you have a favorite webcomic that was never concluded?

patrikthevampire.com/about

TieDyeDude BTW, she is still creating and has released three graphic novels, including the adorable Garlic and the Vampire. 1mo

willaful “Strong Female Protagonist.“ Both writer and illustrator have gotten so busy, it will probably never be done. :-(

Strong Female Protagonist: Book One

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Clare-Dragonfly So many 😕 Templar, AZ comes to mind. Weird slice of semi-post-apocalyptic life. Spike is pretty busy with her successful comic publishing business these days. 1mo

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AvidReader25

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Jonathan Haidt

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A deep dive into studies of how social media & phone use are affecting our kids. I appreciate the tangible changes suggested. Waiting until high school to give your kids a phone/ social media, banding together with other parents to create a like-minded community, & lobbying your school to keep phones completely out of schools, are all great ideas. But unstructured play, age-appropriate risks & responsibilities, & less parental hovering is key!

Read-n-Bloom I was one of the moms that didn‘t let her children have a phone or social media until they were older and it was cool then to let them have it. They are just realizing now how it‘s not so good for them. My daughters still like those things but they are not glued to it like some are. I‘m glad I took that stand for my girls. They didn‘t like it even found ways to get on at school but the rule was still there and their use was monitored. (edited) 1mo

AvidReader25 @Read-n-Bloom This is so encouraging to me! Do you mind if I ask how long you waited before your kids got phones? 1mo

Read-n-Bloom High school. Bc both of them had illnesses that would strike out of the blue and certain teachers wouldn‘t let them go to office and call home. So it‘s when I decided that it was needed. So if they got really sick and needed to come home maybe they could get through on the way to class or if they were in the bathroom. My oldest didn‘t have internet though. But my youngest had internet at school, when they allowed it and when she came home. 1mo

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Read-n-Bloom When they were younger the teachers they had, most anyway, let them call home when they were sick. So I didn‘t have that problem when they were in elementary school. 1mo

AvidReader25 @Read-n-Bloom that‘s good to know! There are so many factors that go into the decision. 1mo

Read-n-Bloom You‘re right. There is. I think the internet, social media, etc, is addicting. I even find myself having to force myself to stop on social media or playing a game, imagine what that feels like for a child that has had no boundaries ? . I think it‘s scary what it can do to a child‘s mental health and mindset. I‘m not against any of it but a child needs to be a child and I believe phones too early can keep them from that. 1mo

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monalyisha

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age | Katherine May

Another treasure discovered via Katherine May‘s newsletter. Musicians have submitted a petition to have Los Cedros Cloud Forest (which already has legally established personhood) recognized as a co-creator of their song. It features “frogs, birds, the slowed down echolocating frequencies of bats & vibrations from the mycorrhizal networks of a newly discovered fungus.”

https://open.spotify.com/track/3H182DGezvqGcpcUwIALNW?si=-exWOuJtS9-EUGZf55o_Ng

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