Pr\u00edli\u0161 neskoro pre moje deti – Too Late for my children<\/p>\n
Part 1. Introduction<\/p>\n
Part 2. What others are saying<\/p>\n
Part 3. What I learned from Haidt<\/p>\n
Part 4. Epilogue: What is the way forward<\/p>\n
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Part 1. Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n Pr\u00edli\u0161 neskoro pre moje deti, pr\u00edli\u0161 skoro pre moje vn\u00fa\u010dat\u00e1.” Too Late for my children, Too Early for my Grandchildren.<\/em><\/p>\n My children\u2019s ages are \u00a023, 23, and 24 and they are part of the Anxious Generation<\/em> described by Jonathan Haidt.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n However, growing up in Hungary till the 8th<\/sup> grade, they lived in a rural village where walking to school, to the market, and playing in the town square was standard.\u00a0 Missionary budgets don\u2019t allow for children\u2019s telephones, and it wasn\u2019t until we returned to the United States that each received a phone.\u00a0 At the time it seemed like a necessary safety precaution for children who began to learn to drive on crazy Texas roads.<\/p>\n Little did we realize the perils of internet access.<\/p>\n Part 2. What I learned from Haidt<\/strong><\/p>\n Haidt gives some guidance,[2]<\/a><\/p>\n Haidt continues to provide guidance up to ages 13-18[3]<\/a><\/p>\n All of this is great, but it comes TOO late for my children and TOO early for my \u00a0grandchildren.<\/p>\n Part 3. What others are saying<\/strong><\/p>\n First of all, Youtube has several LONG videos where Dr. Jonathan Haidt speaks about his book.<\/p>\n Some critiques:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.platformer.news\/anxious-generation-jonathan-haidt-debate-critique\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Part 4. Epilogue: What is the way forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n Each parent in my situation has probably put on the cloak of \u201cshame and guilt.\u201d\u00a0 We just didn\u2019t know the perils of phones and their access to the internet.\u00a0 Now young adults, my children are in a place where they will encounter the political, social and spiritual commentaries of the world.\u00a0 Certainly, they will encounter the \u201csins\u201d of the world.\u00a0 Same ones that I faced as a young adult, but more readily available in total privacy.<\/p>\n So what is a daddy to do?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [1]<\/a> Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/em> (New York: Penguin Press, 2024).<\/p>\n\n
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