The Tech Industry’s War on Kids

How psychology is being used as a weapon against children

“We called the police because she wrecked her room and hit her mom… all because we took her phone,” Kelly’s father explained. He said that when the police arrived that evening, Kelly was distraught and told an officer that she wanted to kill herself.

So an ambulance was called, and the 15-year-old was strapped to a gurney, taken to a psychiatric hospital, and monitored for safety before being released.

Days after being hospitalized, Kelly was brought to my office by her parents who wanted to get help for their troubled girl.

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