When politics trump a child’s health 
Brookline’s former child health director maintained years-long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, sent supportive messages as crimes emerged 
Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health 
ICE keeps using tear gas near children. What does it mean for their health? 
New California law forces chatbots to be safer for kids
By Colin Lecher, CalMatters A group representing tech companies ultimately backed legislation, just signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, mandating safeguards...
Social media is hurting kids’ memory, vocabulary: study
It might finally be time to set those parental controls. New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your...
Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend. How to handle it
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is...
More young people in California struggling with anxiety, stress and social media, study finds
Credit: Pexels / Cottonbro Studio Top Takeaways More California youth report poor mental health compared to 2023. Top stressors include...
Social media use linked to lower reading, memory scores in preteens : Shots
Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto/Getty Images Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in...
The key health bills California Gov. Newsom signed this week focused on how technology is impacting kids
New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aim to make the artificial intelligence and social media landscape in California safer,...