Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. The negative mental health effects of social media on kids ...

There’s no denying that social media can be a dangerous place for kids. As a parenting editor, I see stories every day about kids who are negatively influenced or even physically or mentally harmed in ...

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 ...

Our kids have been used as technological guinea pigs and the results are pretty conclusive. Few parenting issues spark quite as much debate these days as the question of how much screen time and ...

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 ...

Kids receive so much input today from texting, social media, and the internet, that they may not spend a lot of time thinking about their goals or their futures. After all, it’s tough to contemplate ...

Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social media — focusing on not just the content but the design of the platforms. On Wednesday a California jury held Google and ...

If you are parenting in 2025, you will eventually reach the inevitable conundrum of when to let your child get a phone, and what exactly that phone will be able to do, including social media. It’s a ...

To many kids today, the world feels like it’s on the brink of collapse. From climate change to societal unrest, anxiety about the future has reached unprecedented levels, especially among younger ...