Parents often assume social media is a bad thing. But there are some surprising benefits to its use among teenagers. Here's ...

Social media is bad for teens, right? That's a lot of what we hear. But a recent study examined voices missing from the ...

How much time do your teens spend on social media ... I want to start off with a little bit about the benefits of social media. Because last year, you talked about how in some ways, social ...

As a parent of teens, I've witnessed firsthand the impact of the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to mental health and social media. In some ways most concerning is the risk that social ...

More than half of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 use popular social media sites like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, ...

I have yet to find a compelling study that shows positive benefits for teens of long-term social media use. When my kids ask ...

However, alongside its many benefits, there’s a concerning trend emerging: the link between social media and teen substance abuse. With adolescents spending increasing amounts of time online ...

Teens aren't just sneaking quick glances at their phones during class. They're spending an average of 1.5 hours on them every ...

Promoting this falsehood terrifies parents and leads to drastic solutions that won’t work, such as Australia’s new social media ban for those under 16. Hundreds of researchers around the world ...

Researchers at Notre Dame studied news coverage of teens using their phones and social media. They found the news stories lacked one key perspective: teens themselves. The stories focused on the ...