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Raising Kids in the Social Media Era: The New Rules of Parenting

In today’s world, parenting has powerful challenges: A big concern is navigating the digital landscape while raising kids. Social media, once a platform for connection and fun, has transformed into a ...
Yahoo

Panel warns of dangers social media poses for kids

May 7—Teens and adults don't understand the consequences of cyber bullying and extortion through social media, said attorney Patrick Caver, and more education is needed to alert them to the dangers.
Washingtonian

Can Virginia Really Ban Kids From Social Media?

Last week, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill prohibiting cellphones in the state’s public schools. (DC Public Schools just announced that it will implement its own cellphone ban starting in the ...
Scientific American

What I Wish Parents Knew about Social Media

On Friday afternoons, shortly before the school bus arrives, my mom comes to my house. She ambles into my kitchen to make a cup of tea, and after a few minutes my preteen son runs through the back ...
Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...
WSFA

Alabama House Committee holds public hearing on kids’ social media bills

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Protecting kids online was the focus of discussion in the Alabama State Legislature Wednesday. In recent years, more has been learned about the negative effects of too much ...
kristv

How Coastal Bend kids are processing world news on social media

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Children across the Coastal Bend are encountering serious world events through social media, leading to anxiety and confusion for some young users. "I feel nervous mainly ...
The Gazette

Colorado lawmakers push for stricter social media regulation to curb youth drug use and addiction

Sixteen-year-old Avery Ping of Olympia, Wash., was like many of his peers. He used social media daily to stay connected with friends, keep tabs on celebrities and influencers, and watch videos. Last ...
Colorado Politics

Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children

A federal judge blocked Colorado on Thursday from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the ...

DeKalb County schools' lawsuit against social media giants moves forward as companies seek dismissal

DeKalb County School District filed suit against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube/Google for damages the district says ...
WFMY News2

UNCG expert weighs in on potential social media ban for kids

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Some North Carolina lawmakers want to ban children younger than 14 from using social media. A new proposal in the State House would also require children 14 and 15 to get permission ...