How smartphones killed Gen Z's creativity — and what bosses can do about it
Dealing with younger employees' evolving attitudes to work was a key topic of discussion for business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people — unlike its Chinese equivalent, 'The Anxious Generation' author tells BI
Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, is very different and "much more pro-social," NYU professor Jonathan Haidt told Business Insider in Davos.
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Are Cell Phones Really Destroying Kids’ Mental Health?
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.
Jared Jordan: Give kids time to grow, mature without social 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 .
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Young Adults Are Wanting to Leave Social Media
Young adults are expressing interest in leaving social media for all of the right reasons. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can help them do so.
TikTok is back—and it's harming kids 'at an industrial scale,' says psychologist
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.
TikTok is back—and it's harming kids ‘at an industrial scale,' says psychologist
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.
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Social media is not social anymore
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,
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Editorial: TikTok lives on. So does its harmful effect on kids
TikTok went dark in the United States for a little while, but is now back online here thanks to a stay of execution from President Donald Trump. The newly inaugurated
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Playing with Anxiety
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.
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Arkansas poised to join other states in banning cellphones from classrooms
With the plan to ban cellphones in schools "from bell to bell" that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced during her State of the State address earlier this month, Arkansas is poised to join at least 27 other states that have introduced legislation related to student cellphone use,
Tech companies want teens to use their apps. Pinterest says not in school.
Photo-sharing app Pinterest is backing state laws that restrict cellphone use in classrooms amid a political reckoning over youth safety online.