Julie Jargon

School districts are turning to monitoring software to flag troubled teens, but the tools can only help if schools are able to act on the information they receive.

Gaming has cognitive benefits when teenagers and young adults play in moderation, though gamers who take it to an extreme perform worse in some tasks.

New research shows that attachments formed by children at a very young age can predict their online behavior later, but there are ways to overcome bad habits.

Toggling between devices and apps is leading to shortened attention spans, errors and memory problems. There are remedies.

TikTok has the most comprehensive safety features for teens; to take advantage of default settings on social-media apps, parents must ensure kids don’t lie about their age.

New software and telehealth services are trying to reach women in their 40s and 50s, but it pays to be cautious when giving them a try.

The dopamine rush of endless short videos makes it hard for young viewers to switch their focus to slower-moving activities. “We’ve made kids live in a candy store.”

TikTok Tourette videos continue to draw multitudes of viewers, and doctors say adolescent girls are still seeking treatment for functional neurological issues.

The pandemic made Google’s video megasite an educational mainstay, and now students are distracted, parents are angry and teachers are caught in the middle.

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