Not all screen time is created equal, and how kids spend it, whether creatively or passively, can make all the difference. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, in 2022, 21.6% of ...

Two-thirds of American students now use AI for schoolwork multiple times a week. That’s not a future prediction. It’s already happening. According to a new survey from Preply, an online language ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how parents of kids ages 12 and younger approach their children’s technology use and screen time. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,054 parents ...

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Nicholas Munkhbaatar started using ChatGPT shortly after the artificial intelligence chatbot was released in late 2022. He was 14 at the time, and he says, "I would use it for almost everything, like ...

We are in the midst of a massive youth mental health crisis. The numbers tell a sobering story: Nearly three-quarters of parents say they are worried about their children struggling with anxiety or ...

One common explanation for why children spend so much of their free time on screens goes like this: Smartphones and social-media platforms are addicting them. Kids stare at their devices and socialize ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

Google is letting parents know that kids using Android devices monitored through its Family Link system will soon be able to access the Gemini AI app. This update was shared in emails sent to parents, ...

A mom has been praised for introducing some retro technology to her home to give her kids independence while keeping them away from cell phones. Brittney Mast, 38, a stay-at-home mom of two from ...

Two small children jump into a bubble bath with expressions of dazed, perpetual pleasure. The taller one has hair like molded chocolate, the other’s is like a yellow ice-cream swirl. Everything—the ...