Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
Doomscrolling, or doomsurfing, refers to the tendency to continue to scroll through bad news despite the content being saddening, disheartening or depressing. Read the article here.
Life is totally online — we need ways to politely disconnect. Read the article here.
Millions of kids have been issued devices for school this year whether they’re learning at home, in-person or a combination of the two. Read the article here.
Teens, more than anyone, need time spent in solitude, where emotions are processed and the brain powers down. Read the article here.
While Instagram and the like are key to keeping up with friends, some high-schoolers admit that they often need a break. Read the article here.
College students went one week without their smartphones. Read the article here.
Adolescents overwhelmingly prefer their digital detox during their time at sleep-away camp. Read the article here.
Selena Gomez is voicing her concern about the “terrible” effect that social media has had on her generation, and says she advocates taking breaks from the platforms. Read the article here.
Oftentimes, news stories with the words “teenager” and “challenge” reveal some dangerous thing teens are daring each other to do, all for views online. This is not one of those stories. Read the article here.
Culture shock can be an instigator of change. Read the blog post here.