The Amazing Generation

Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World

By: Jonathan Haidt, Catherine Price

Narrated by: Jonathan Haidt, Catherine Price

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by the award-winning phenomenon The Anxious Generation, this new audiobook for kids and tweens is a comprehensive guide for living a happy and exciting life that isn’t hijacked by a smartphone.

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year!

Jonathan Haidt's blockbuster book, The Anxious Generation, has sparked a global conversation about the effects of smartphones and social media on young people’s development, and has inspired millions of parents, teachers, and leaders to take action. Now, Haidt and Catherine Price, author of the bestselling How to Break Up with Your Phone, have teamed up to create a new audiobook that speaks directly to kids and early teens. Their goal? To empower young people to stand up for themselves by choosing a life not dominated by screens.

Whether or not kids already have smartphones or social media accounts, this engaging guide is packed with surprising facts, interactive challenges, secrets that tech leaders don’t want kids to know, and real-life anecdotes from young adults who regret getting smartphones at a young age and want to help the next generation avoid making the same mistakes.

But this isn’t just an audiobook about what not to do. It’s a bold, optimistic, and practical guide to growing into your most authentic, confident, and adventurous self. Listeners won’t just discover how to avoid becoming the next Anxious Generation. They’ll learn how to become amazing.

Critic reviews

“A book of tips, tricks, and the science behind smartphone and device addiction that completely respects its audience. This brilliant volume is filled with hard truths that still ring with positivity, and the design and comic-style illustrations will keep readers’ interest while making a case for the importance of unplugging.”—School Library Journal (Best Books of the Year)

"The book’s design provides plenty of attention-grabbing material, but it’s the research that makes it relevant and convincing, particularly since the authors never blame the users of technology. The book addresses the importance of choosing a better path to support and maintain mental health with conviction. Will inspire balanced and thoughtful decision-making in a world where technology is designed to promote impulsivity." —Kirkus

"[An] eye-roll–proof script for calmer boundaries and fewer power struggles."—Oprah Daily

"This is an eye-opening book, designed for kids but also incredibly readable for parents who know that we need to do something, anything to proactively get them away from screens—but who aren’t quite sure how to convince them."—The Boston Globe

★"What makes this book stand out is its upbeat, encouraging approach.. Haidt and Price offer kid-friendly strategies... Their book’s illustrations and graphics are bright, fun, and engaging and feature a diverse set of teens. A fresh, motivating guide recommended for students and educators who want to encourage independence, curiosity, and real-world adventures, and a fun reminder that life off-screen can be just as exciting as the digital world, if not more.” —School Library Journal, starred review

"An important antidote to the daily pull and messaging of the online world."—NPR.org

"Kids should appreciate the way the book puts responsibility in their hands and empowers them to fight back. The advice is specific and persuasive: Delete your account. Put down your phone. Go outside."—Washington Post Book Club

Encouraging

Finally, tips for students to use technology as a tool safely, especially in regard to smart phones.

A must for everyone!

There needs to be an adult and a senior version of this wonderful book! Adults need to have fun too…..

A good reason to be a rebel!

I think that every parent who has children at home of any age needs to read this book and learn from it. The children aren’t learning from their parents or teachers, they are learning from influencers who have the most money and want to control their brains. The danger of some apps are real and very evident in our society.

This needs to be read/listened to by young and old!

This is exactly what kids and parents need to help break the addiction to their smartphones. The harm is astronomical, but this gives outstanding, important alternatives. Who would have ever thought that being a rebel means staying off social media and not mindlessly online scrolling. “Use technology as a tool. Don’t let technology rule you. Have real friends and hobbies!lDo you want your time stolen by social media or do you want to connect for real with people? “It depends on you.”