Jonathan Haidt let his son walk half a mile to school by himself in fourth grade, two years before any of the boy’s ...

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness has set off alarms and panic from local school ...

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt shared four pieces of smartphone knowledge that can help adults keep kids off smartphones and protect their mental health.

After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back following an executive order. That's not good for young users, says ...

By Aspen Anderson Reporting for West Seattle Blog Around 200 West Seattle parents and community members attended a discussion ...

The rise of childhood anxiety has been attributed to overprotective parenting, use of social media, and diminished play.

TikTok's Jan. 19 ban lasted less than 24 hours, and with its reinstatement, many users rejoiced. However, one expert warns ...

Is your child living a "phone-based childhood"? Although some schools are slowly implementing rules around technology use ...

It’s a question parents across the globe are grappling with: should my child have a smartphone? Some advocates and experts say the answer is clear — they shouldn’t.

“Social animals are smart animals,” the social psychologist Jonathan ... Yet, Haidt declares, this is not too far from the choice we have made for our children by giving them smartphones ...

Users of the app may be rejoicing, but it's bad news for the mental health of millions of kids and teens, according to Jonathan ... children, adolescents, and young adults at an industrial scale ...