For parents raising their kids in the age of phones, social media and the internet, it can be tricky. Research links kids’ use of social media with depression and anxiety. A lot of content online ...

In the whirling madness that began when the smartphone achieved ubiquity around 2012, a great many parents did not know what to do. There was massive pressure to give children phones, laptops and ...

Most American teens and tweens have smartphones and spend hours each day streaming videos, playing games, and using social media. Phones can allow kids to be creative, help them explore new ideas, and ...

Dr. Twenge is a psychology professor at San Diego State University and the author of “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World.” The standardized test scores of American students had been rising ...