The Anxious Generation, Part Three: The Great Rewiring- The Rise of the Phone-Based Childhood

By Kristina Vande Vrede, PsyD | Clinical Psychologist & Director, Waypoint Psychological Services

PART THREE: What Screens Are Actually Doing to Your Child's Brain and Body Focus: The four foundational harms — social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction.

This is the most clinically urgent content for a parent who is on the fence about whether this is "really a problem." These four harms are concrete, measurable, and directly connected to why a kid might need therapy. Lead with the time-use data (7 hours a day), then walk through each harm. This is where you can add your clinical observations — what you actually see in your office.