The Anxious Generation

This book discusses about the generation born after 1995 popularly known as Z generation which the author mentions as the anxious generation. Various views on emergence of this rewiring for this Generation are looked into. From “play based childhood” to “phone based childhood” and the impact the social media, games and apps that Companies that strive to maximize “engagement” by using psychological tricks to keep young people clicking are the jworst offenders. They hooked children during vulnerable developmental stages, while their brains were rapidly rewiring in response to incoming stimulation.

Parenting became more challenging in terms of media use among children. The control on virtual media was more independent to the young since even parents were not sure or understand what was going on there.