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Jonathan Haidt answers Mumsnet users' questions on smartphones, social media and kids’ mental health

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of The Anxious Generation, has answered Mumsnet users' questions in a live Q&A.

By Rhiannon Evans | Last updated Sep 3, 2025

Mumsnet Asks... Jonathan Haidt

On Monday 21st July, Mumsnet Founder and CEO Justine Roberts sat down with social psychologist and author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt, to ask him Mumsnet users' questions on kids, smartphones and social media.

Jonathan’s groundbreaking work explores how the rise of smartphone and social media use has fuelled a sharp increase in mental health issues amongst children, and how this “great rewiring” is affecting everything from sleep to friendships to resilience. He’s been a leading advocate for collective action to roll back the phone-based childhood.

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