There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Children aged 9-13 who spent more time on social media performed worse on reading, memory and language tests two years later, ...

Overall, this study "suggests that increasing social media use comes at a developmental cost, strengthening the argument that ...

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

The noggin, the noodle, the brain: no matter what you call it, understanding it – and the way it changes throughout a child’s development – is one of the most important parts of parenting. Parents ...

Deborah Offner is a clinical psychologist specializing in adolescent and young adult development and mental health. She has extensive experience in school and clinical settings, bringing this ...