Tiny Humans, Big Emotions and The Anxious Generation 2 Books Collection Set

Tiny Humans, Big Emotions and The Anxious Generation is a 2-book collection set featuring Alyssa Blask Campbell and Lauren Elizabeth Stauble, and Jonathan Haidt. This set brings together two parenting and psychology titles focused on children’s emotional development and the changing conditions of modern childhood.

Included titles

• Tiny Humans, Big Emotions
• The Anxious Generation

Key details

• 2-book collection set
• Includes a parenting guide by Alyssa Blask Campbell and Lauren Elizabeth Stauble
• Includes a title by psychologist Jonathan Haidt
• Discusses toddler behaviour including tantrums, outbursts and separation anxiety
• Explores changes in childhood linked to reduced free play and increased smartphone use among adolescents

Synopses

Tiny Humans, Big Emotions

Written by two early childhood experts, this parenting guide focuses on toddler behaviour and aims to help parents support children as they navigate big feelings. It addresses situations such as tantrums, outbursts and separation anxiety, with an emphasis on laying foundations for emotional intelligence.

The book describes a shift in parenting away from minimising emotions and towards approaches shaped by growing understanding of developing brains. It references conscious parenting and the goal of helping children recognise and process their feelings.

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt examines how changes in childhood have affected the wider world, highlighting a decline in free play and a rise in smartphone use among adolescents. The description points to a shift from around 2010, when increased time online and social media use coincided with reduced face-to-face conversation and worsening mental health.

It also links these changes to diminishing childhood freedom and increased supervision in the real world, suggesting this has limited experiences children need to become strong and self-governing adults.