Emma is only four years old, but her online data trail goes back much further. Her parents immediately shared her first ultrasound picture on Instagram. The stroller cost 2000 euros. Museums, the zoo, children's theater, early English lessons, and karate classes - all these are experiences Emma is expected to have had by the age of four. Instead of educating their child, parents shower them with love, gifts and optimizations. Educators report that many children today are becoming potty trained later, only speak in two-word sentences, or cannot dress themselves. Young people have long been spending four to six hours a day on their cell phones and are slipping into the parallel world of the Internet. In the real world, however, they struggle with separating from their parents, failing to achieve independence, leading to situations where parents are even present during job interviews or in university lecture halls. The study results by Rüdiger Maas are shocking: The next generation is significantly less independent and productive, and more and more children are suffering from anxiety disorders and depression. The generational researcher, psychologist, and father of two analyzes with razor-sharp precision the plight of our children and outlines a future scenario that gives great cause for concern. He combines in-depth specialist knowledge and extensive research of his own with authentic examples from everyday life.