Why it matters: Generative AI chatbots are a growing part of life for American teens. A survey by the Pew Research Center ...

Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's ...

For years, the debate over teens and screens has been defined by uncertainty. Parents, teachers, doctors and policymakers have argued over whether phones and social media were truly harming young ...

Child and adolescent mental health has become a major global concern as young people face increasing psychological, developmental, and socio-environmental ...

The environments in which young people can explore, fail safely, and develop social mastery has been radically narrowed.

Australia’s social media ban raises urgent questions about youth safety, rights, and what it really takes to support healthy ...

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrating that brain development is not as linear ...