The hour-long workshops, beginning Thursday, are aimed at giving parents guidance on how to help their kids navigate today’s ...

Social media and mobile phones are major disruptors of face-to-face conversations. Recent research has conclusively ...

There has been a swift buildup of lawsuits and legislation targeting social media companies and how they design their platforms for young users—and that momentum doesn’t show signs of slowing in 2025.

The facts are well-known at this point (Haidt, 2024): Beginning around 2010, large numbers of American teens bought smartphones and opened social media accounts. Since 2010, rates of anxiety, ...

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

Social media operators would need to verify users’ ages, suspending accounts belonging to children under 14. Teens would need ...

Smart Gen Society not only educates parents and kids about online safety, but also takes advocacy to the state’s capital.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation requiring warning labels on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

I have four kids − three teenagers and a preteen. And I've banned them from using (most) social media. Social media is addictive and exposes kids to an array of distractions and vices. I just don't ...

French lawmakers are expected next month to discuss a ban on social media for children. In his New Year’s Eve address, the ...

young girl studying and listening to music on the laptop sitting on the floor of the living room at home Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto Preteens using increasing amounts ...