Nearly half of teenagers report being online nearly constantly, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. And “screen-time” is pervasive among younger children, surveys show. There’s no ...

With “Privacy, Please!” a longtime cybersecurity expert wants preschoolers to start learning about digital privacy.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been integrated into our daily lives, from smart home devices to personalized content on social media. As a parent, it’s crucial to understand how AI works so that we ...

Like many such questions, the best answer is not either/or. Meaningful engagement with technology requires careful navigation between the extremes of teetotaler non-use and destructive overuse. In its ...

Video content—whether viewed on cellphones, laptops, or interactive whiteboards—has become so ubiquitous both inside and outside classrooms that educators may not stop to think about the effects on ...

A new program aims to teach them how AI works, by getting hands-on. “This new AI technology—it’s very interesting to learn how it works and understand it more,” says 10-year-old Luca, a young AI model ...

There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Life Kit reporter Andee ...

Digital technology such as extended reality helps to make the mysteries and importance of the ocean more accessible to ...

Children's online safety took center stage during a Senate hearing in early 2024, when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to concerned parents following mounting criticism of the role social media ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to researcher Eli Stark-Elster about the imbalance of how adults supervise children in physical spaces versus digitally.