Delaying social media access until kids are ready could go a long way in preserving their mental health and focus during these critical years, says .

I just finished reading The Anxious Generation by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, whose basic message is that smart phones have created a generation of young people plagued with anxiety, depression, tendencies to self-harm and an increase in suicides. It’s a depressing read, but he has four key suggestions for healthier childhoods, including:

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Researchers Trystan Loustau and Liane Young explore how autism can buffer against the negative impact of social comparisons.

As Australia takes a bold step to curb social media's reach among teenagers, the world grapples with its pervasive impact—challenging trust, disrupting democracy, and reshaping our collective consciousness.

As the New Year is underway, I am trying to stick to this year’s resolution to be better informed. Thomas Jefferson once said, “whenever the people are well informed, they

By Nahum Kozak BULLYING, anxiety and other problems associated with unsupervised teen smartphone and social media usage are on the rise, and parents are struggling to know what to do. As a parent and a psychologist,

Given the childhood habits that were “crucial” to Bill Gates’s success and how the world has changed, the billionaire recommends Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book “The Anxious Generation.”

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday she will attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland from Jan. 22 through Jan. 24.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, said President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “wrong” about vaccinations. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Cassidy said he looks forward to discussing the issue with Kennedy when they meet this week ahead of his confirmation hearing before…

Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and the author of The Anxious Generation, has said that social-media platforms have “rewired childhood and changed human development on an almost unimaginable scale.” Heavy teenage social-media use and higher ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is traveling to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland next week, where she will be speaking on two panels, her office announced Friday.