Social media is here to stay. In the U.S., 95% of teens use at least one social media platform. And according to a 2023 Pew Research Center survey, over half of teens admit that it’d be very difficult ...
Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, ...
Inspired by their peers’ experiences, a group of Edgewood students are using a peer-led approach to educate fellow teens ...
From scrolling before breakfast to late-night binges, social media use has become a defining feature of today’s teen years. This article examines the latest research on teens and digital platforms, ...
With its inception in just 2020, World Teen Mental Wellness Day provided a new focus on the age-old challenge of attaining and maintaining mental wellness during adolescence. On March 2, around the ...
At a time when phones dominate classrooms, hallways, and homes, students and parents at Jordan High School in Durham are trying to make sense of how social media is shaping daily life and how to ...
Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social media — focusing on not just the content but the design of the platforms. On Wednesday a California jury held Google and ...
ROBERTS, ARYANA PRATT, CAMDEN COBURN AND BAILEY CUNNINGHAM LEE COUNTY — In Lee County, nicotine addiction among teens has become commonplace. Addiction is normalized in our schools’ and communitys’ ...