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Kids Are Watching Deadly Violence on Social Media. What Parents Can Do

Graphic videos of the violent attacks on political activist Charlie Kirk and Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska are spreading online — and many tweens and teens have either searched for them or watched ... Read More

Just one week off social media can improve young adults' mental health, study finds

A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults. Read More

Parents urged to monitor kids’ social media use for safety

Technology can provide children with new opportunities to learn and connect. But that same technology, especially social media, has the potential to harm and put kids at risk. Read More

How to Talk to Kids About Seeing Gun Violence on Social Media in the Wake of the Charlie Kirk and School Shootings (Exclusive)

A gunman shot Charlie Kirk at a college campus on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the same day that another gunman opened fire at a school in Colorado Nordin Catic/Getty for The Cambridge Union; Getty Earlier ... Read More

Could AI be the new tool for parents battling social media’s impact on children?

A 2019 study by JAMA found children who spend more than three hours a day on social media were at double the risk for mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety. Now, one company is ... Read More

Anguished parents who’ve lost kids — like me — demand Congress act to rein in social media firms

The former Meta employees were shockingly calm as they laid it all out: The company that owns Facebook and Instagram knows its platforms are exposing children to serious dangers. It knows the videos ... Read More

Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend. How to handle it

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ... Read More