Documentarian on diving into teens' social media worlds
The docuseries "Social Studies" reveals how social media has changed childhood by following a group of LA teenagers over a ...
Teens discuss how social media reshapes childhood in FX docuseries
Teens today have been growing up in a new reality shaped by social media. "I think parents don't know the majority of what ...
1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows
More than a third of children around the world were nearsighted in 2023, and this proportion will rise to almost 40% in 2050, ...
How does social media affect your mental health?
Apps like Facebook and TikTok can cause feelings of anxiety and depression among teenagers and adults. Here are some signs it ...
California’s new law requires schools to limit phone use
As written, Assembly Bill 3216 says schools shall “develop and adopt, and shall update every five years, a policy to limit or ...
Entire town could have kids go smartphone-free until age 14
Parents have signed a pledge to delay giving their child a smartphone until the end of Year 9 when most will have turned 14. William Ransom Primary School, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, has asked all 25 ...
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When do you allow your child to have a smartphone? Consumer Reports has options!
Parents can use an app on their phones to track their kid’s location, approve a list of contacts, and access other controls. “If you're looking to buy a kids smartwatch that offers texting and calling ...
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Teens, Tension, and Technology: The Loneliness Epidemic
Headwaters exemplifies the kind of childhood activity championed by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt in his insightful and occasionally annoying bestseller, The Anxious Generation: How the Great ...
Ed Burns' advice on surviving 'bittersweet' transition to becoming an empty nester
Ed Burns, a filmmaker and actor, married supermodel Christy Turlington in 2003. They share two children — Grace, 20, and Finn ...
The dark revelations of a new documentary about teens and social media
Lauren Greenfield’s “Social Studies” places teens at the center of their own stories, to powerful effect.
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Should kids have smartwatches?
Some parents who don't think their kids are ready for a cell phone are turning to smartwatches instead of phones. Are they a "smart" choice?
'She just shot me!': NAS Pensacola chief petty officer murder trial begins
A 911 called reportedly recorded audio of Chief Petty Officer Bree Kuhn shooting her husband in the back. She claims he was a danger to the family.