The Anxious Generation Parent’s Guide: How to Raise Connected, Resilient Kids in a Distracted World | A Science-Based Guide to Calm, Confidence, and Digital Balance at Home

If you’ve felt torn between taking the phone away and giving up entirely — you’re not alone. Today’s parents are navigating the first fully digital childhood, and the mental health stakes have never been higher.

The Anxious Generation Parent’s Guide is your calm, science-backed roadmap through the chaos.

Parenting educator Claire Haddon blends neuroscience, developmental psychology, and real-family stories to help you move from panic to presence — without guilt, shame, or impossible rules.

Inside, you’ll discover:

✅ Why the teenage brain finds screens irresistible (and how to work with it, not against it)

✅ How to create realistic family tech agreements kids actually follow

✅ Gentle digital detox strategies that don’t require moving to the woods

✅ Support for ADHD, autism, anxiety, and sensitive kids who need technology differently

✅ 5-minute rituals that rebuild connection, attention, and calm

✅ Co-parenting strategies when you and your ex disagree on screen rules

This isn’t another book telling you phones are ruining childhood.

It’s a hope-filled, evidence-based guide to raising children who can thrive — not just survive — in a connected world.

You’ll finish this book with clarity, confidence, and a plan that fits your family.

💡 You’re not behind. You’re awakening.

For parents of kids ages 5–18 who want balance, not bans — and a calmer, more connected home.