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NSCA member Jacqueline Nesi attempts to answer the question, 'When Should Kids Get a Smartphone?' in her new op-ed published in Scientific American. Although research shows there is no "right"…
“Part of the exploration of adolescence and young adulthood is figuring out where you can be needed and useful—arguably core aspects of our mental health,” our Co-Executive Director Andrew Fuligni…
​Reporter Ellen Barry talks with NSCA member Candice Odgers, PhD, and former CDA leadership team member Nick Allen, PhD, about why blanket warning labels on social media could have unintended…
NSCA member and Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics at UC Irvine Candice Odgers talks with podcast host Michael Masnick about the research into youth mental health and social media…
Even as the surgeon general recommends warning labels for parents and kids about social media, there is still debate about whether or to what extent technology may be negative for…
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