It’s A Smartphone Life: More Than Half Of U.S. Children Now Have One
A broad new national survey examines media use among children and teenagers and the very different ways young people are using their devices
The Bill of Rights Through the Lens of Dystopian Tales
How dystopian novels, like 1984 or the Hunger Games, can help teenagers better understand the Bill of Rights
‘Vaping in the boys’ room’; schools grapple with surge in teen’s use of e-cigarettes
As teen tobacco use grinds to a halt, vaping takes its place in school locker rooms, hallways
How to talk to your teenagers about drugs
How parents can talk to their teenagers about the dangers of drugs
7 Ways to Get Teens Reading in a Smartphone Culture
How can parents convince their teen children to put down their smartphone and pick up a book?
Vaping is Looking More Like Cigarettes Every Day
The number of middle and high school kids who are vaping has risen dramatically in the last year—and the addictive habit has now claimed its first lives
The Scientific Debate Over Teens, Screens And Mental Health
What's the link between smartphone use and teenagers mental health? Experts disagree, with some arguing that the threat is overblown.
Teenage Brains Are Elastic. That’s a Big Opportunity for Social-Emotional Learning.
Teenagers are perfect candidates for social emotional learning as their brains are elastic
Social-media use ‘disrupting teen sleep and exercise’
Using social media isn't directly harming teenagers - but it can reduce the time they spend on healthy activities, such as sleeping and exercising, a study suggests.
Failure to launch: Parents are barriers to teen independence
Are parents to blame when their teenagers fail to mature into independent adults?