by Eddie Pipkin
Jonathan Haidt has a new book coming out at the end of the month called “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.” His premise is clear. Young people are in trouble because of the devices that dominate their lives. I knew about the book because of a column this week by NY Times opinion writer Michelle Goldberg, which not only laid out Haidt’s concerns, but also suggested a key piece of a potential solution. Goldberg argued that we need more safe, engaging spaces for kids to hang out and be . . . just kids. Hello, Church! If ever there was an example of a need we are uniquey qualified to fill, this is it.