Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. A U.S. parent and public health leader explains why bans may miss the real risks—and what may work better.

Jury selection was scheduled to began in L.A. County Superior Court on Tuesday in the first of a series of closely-watched ...

A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

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 ...

'Stranger danger' is rampant online. A free webinar hosted by Gracehaven, a nonprofit that helps trafficked youth, helps parents talk social media with teens.

The debate over children and social media is often framed as a question of parental control or technological inevitability.

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is hurting preteens' memory and reading skills. The new study, published Monday ...

Egypt is exploring ways to regulate children's use of social media. The Egyptian Parliament announced plans Sunday to draft legislation aimed at ending what it calls the "digital chaos" affecting ...

Want your kids to be emotionally intelligent with good people skills? Child psychologist Reem Raouda has studied more than 200 child-parent relationships. Based on her research, she's identified the ...