Joanne JacobsApr 42 minBan TikTok, say principals: 'Social media is merciless' In an Education Week survey, 55 percent of principals said banning TikTok would "make their jobs easier," reports Olina Banerji. TikTok...
Joanne JacobsMar 132 minTeens love their smartphones -- but some say it's 'peaceful' to be phone-freeSeventy-two percent of teenagers say they often or sometimes feel "peaceful" when they're without their smartphones, according to a Pew...
Joanne JacobsMay 24, 20232 minSurgeon General: Social media is hazardous for your kids' healthSocial media is endangering the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, warns Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in a 19-page...
Joanne JacobsMar 5, 20232 minTikTok sets limits for teens as mental health worries growSocial media is a major cause of the mental illness epidemic in teen girls, argues social psychologist Jon Haidt. Fifty-seven percent of...