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Teaching Kids About the Effects of Smartphones and Social Media

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Authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price join TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Willie Geist to talk about their new book “The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World.” Haidt and Price talk about the importance of empowering young people to stand up for themselves by choosing a life not dominated by screens, what secrets about social media algorithms parents and kids should know, and more!