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What Many Parents Miss About the Phones-in-Schools Debate
… all of this digital social worry doesn’t seem to be helping teens become more interpersonally adept. Sitting in an airport with my 18-year-old and her friend, on the way to check out a college
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How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech
Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp. … The opposite appears true. “Among the digital pioneer generation, use of everyday digital technology has been
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How to Break Free From Your Phone
There’s that nagging voice again: “Put the phone away. No, really this time.” But we don’t; 84 percent of Americans say that they are online either several times a day or “almost constantly.” … Delete the ‘slot
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Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds
As Americans scramble to respond to rising rates of suicidal behavior among youth, many policymakers have locked in on an alarming metric: the number of hours a day that American children spend glued to a
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10 Things to Say When Someone Won’t Get Off Their Phone
Trying to talk to someone stuck on their phone is such a universal experience, there’s a name for it: “phubbing,” short for “phone snubbing,” or ignoring someone in favor of a phone. “Everyone hates it
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Tech Use Isn’t Driving Dementia in Older Adults
Screens are steadily taking over more and more of our life, leading some researchers to worry about the effect of long-term use on older adults’ brain. It has been suggested that this might lead to so-called digital dementia—that depending
