‘It’s Causing Them to Drop Out of Life’: How Phones Warped Gen Z

In 2010, almost everyone had a flip phone ... up as a member of Gen Z, I often played video games with my friends and used social media to connect with them. How do we make sure that we don ... Read More

Gen Z is giving up smartphones for flip phones — but life without a map app is almost impossible

Politicians like Ron DeSantis are barring kids under 14 from social media. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s March book “The Anxious Generation ... flip phone, Kim admitted, he felt forced ... Read More

Gen-Z warn 'don't text your ex' as Mercury goes into retrograde for the first time in 2024 - so, what does it mean for you?

No, it's not random - Mercury is once again in retrograde, and Gen Z are flocking to social media to warn others and ... 1 and will continue until April 24, with this retrograde being in the ... Read More

Gen Z is apparently reviving the Facebook 'Poke'

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Social psychologist urges parents to keep smartphones away from kids to 'protect' their mental health

"We've got to let kids get through at least early puberty. Get this all out of middle school. Let's really protect middle schoolers' brains. Give them a flip phone if you want to communicate with ... Read More

I'm a Gen Z mom. DINKs showing off their splurging and traveling gave me FOMO, but I don't regret having kids.

We're really big on grocery vouchers. My Gen Z mum friends ... at things on social media and get caught up on what other people are doing, but at the end of the day, I look at my kids and realize ... Read More

Social psychologist says kids shouldn’t have smartphones before high school

MORE: Teacher urges parents to 'wake up' when it comes to kids' social media use Haidt writes in the book that Gen Z ... we don't want to be the only one who doesn't give our kid a phone ... Read More

Can We Get Kids Off Smartphones?

The exact causes of the Gen Z mental-health ... one adult who will say, ‘Social media and constant phone use is good for our kids,’ ” this parent said. “And we’re not doing anything ... Read More

Sun-obsessed Gen Z is behind the Big Apple’s tanning craze — with some even ‘addicted’ to bronzing: ‘Nobody wants to be pale’

The Bronze Age is back. Gen Z is behind a Big Apple tanning craze, with salons across Manhattan seeing a rise in younger clients using UV tanning beds — much to the chagrin of dermatologists who ... Read More

Why Buying Your Gen Z Kid a Home Is a Good Idea Financially

One trend is for the parents of Gen Z to purchase homes for their kids — not to spoil their ... Another way to think of homeownership is as a form of forced savings for Gen Z children, according ... Read More