Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, is very different and "much more pro-social," NYU professor Jonathan Haidt told Business Insider in Davos.

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness has set off alarms and panic from local school boards to the U.S. Surgeon General about the effects of technology on kids.

We are living and adapting to an increasingly digitized world. Schools have since become more online, chromebooks are now considered commonplace rather than a curiosity, and, according to Common Sense Media,

Delaying social media access until kids are ready could go a long way in preserving their mental health and focus during these critical years, says .

The rise of childhood anxiety has been attributed to overprotective parenting, use of social media, and diminished play. Polyvagal theory explains why—and how to reverse the trend.

After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back online following an executive order. That's not good for young users, says NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt.

Social media has many positives: connection, info sharing, photos of your overseas friends' wedding. But when it starts to elicit negative emotions, how do you get off it?

As the New Year is underway, I am trying to stick to this year’s resolution to be better informed. Thomas Jefferson once said, “whenever the people are well informed, they

Given the childhood habits that were “crucial” to Bill Gates’s success and how the world has changed, the billionaire recommends Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book “The Anxious Generation.”

Why isn’t the influence of social media mentioned as a possible cause of girls’ lost ground in school?

After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back online following an executive order. That’s not good for young users, says NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt.

Photo-sharing app Pinterest is backing state laws that restrict cellphone use in classrooms amid a political reckoning over youth safety online.