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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Sleepovers aren't for sissies
Do American kids need more math tutoring and fewer sleepovers?
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Teens spend 4.8 hours a day on social media, says Gallup
U.S. teenagers average 4.8 hours a day on social media apps such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter),...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 5, 20232 min read
Let the kids play and the teenagers work
Teenagers wouldn't be so anxious, depressed and fragile if they'd spent more time playing outside with friends -- without adult...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 29, 20232 min read
Teens don't want to work, drive, have sex with a real-life person
Not long ago, teen-age boys dreamed of buying a car and "roaring away from school during lunch period, with a girl riding shotgun, on our...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 11, 20231 min read
What parents worry about
Depression and anxiety are the top worries of parents, according to a Pew Research Center survey, report Rachel Minkin and Juliana...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 29, 20222 min read
Protected kids become anxious adults
In an “Adulting 101” workshop, Kansas State students talk about "conflict" as though "it's this terrible thing," said Brett Mallon, an...
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Kids need to learn independently and together
Learning online taught her students to be independent, resourceful and productive, writes Kyle Redford, who teaches fifth grade at a...
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