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There have been increasingly loud public warnings that social media is harming teenagers' mental health - most recently from the US surgeon general - adding to many parents' fears about what all the time spent on phones is doing to their children's brains.Although many scientists share the concern, there is little research to prove that social media is harmful - or to indicate which sites, apps or features are problematic. There isn't even a shared definition of what social media is. It leaves parents, policymakers and…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Agent, first second, graphic novel, Jade ArmstrongRox, Piper & Snips is Jade Armstrong's YA graphic novel about a magical team of teenage girls who burned out.Rox, Piper & Snips is Jade Armstrong's YA graphic novel about a magical team of teenage girls who are short-staffed, burned out, and struggling to balance their normal lives with their jobs as heroes. Samia Fakih at First Second has bought Rox, Piper & Snips, for publication in 2025. Jade Armstrong's agent Seth Fishman at the…

Bing Image Creator | Maria Diaz/ZDNETGrowing up, you may have heard your parents scolding you for sitting too close to the TV. "You'll go blind!" or "You'll need glasses later on!" are just a couple of my parents' daily reproaches, especially after my siblings and I had spent hours conquering Super Metroid or playing countless rounds of Mortal Kombat on the old tube TV.Also: What could Apple's VR headset possibly do to justify its $3000 price tag?Though it's been determined that sitting too close to a TV won't…

Credit: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock GCSE exams are under way and many students will be feeling the pressure to get the grades they need to pursue their education or employment goals. They may be experiencing exam anxiety, which is linked to lower performance in exams and lower well-being. Teachers and parents want students…

A suspect in a stabbing at a Walmart in Simi Valley plowed a car into a group of teenagers Tuesday afternoon near Westlake High School, killing one.The crash was reported just before 2:40 p.m. on Lakeview Canyon Road in Thousand Oaks and involved a vehicle that police say was used by the stabbing suspect .The vehicle reportedly struck a group of children, several of whom were taken to a hospital, sheriff’s officials said. A 15-year-old male student died at the hospital, officials said.The driver was detained at the…

The end is nigh! Enjoy your Horizon Worlds experience while it lasts! Back in February, a report claimed that Meta, the company behind the Quest headset, was planning to open up Horizon Worlds, its user-generated virtual reality social app, to teenagers. According to that report, users 13 to 17 would begin to gain access to the app, which has, up until this point, technically been limited to adult users. At the time, Meta did not deny the report but would not confirm when or if it would allow teenagers…

Teens' trust in the news they read on social media - or lack thereof - may be critical in determining whether it contributes to or detracts from their well-being, according to a Cornell-led psychology study. Researchers found that those who trusted the COVID-19 information they saw on Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok were more likely to feel empowered, while those who were less trusting were more likely to find it stressful. The findings highlight the need for news literacy programs to help young people discern fact-based,…

The family of Jill Barklem, the creator of the Brambly Hedge books, have found the real-life tree that inspired the iconic series.The Brambly Hedge series, famed for its intricate illustrations, began with four books – Spring Story, Summer Story, Autumn Story and Winter Story – chronicling the lives and adventures of a community of mice who live in the idyllic spot the series is named for.Barklem, who was born in Essex, conceived the books as she commuted to art college in the early 1970s; her journey on the Central line…

Two Senate Democrats sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday calling on him to halt the Facebook parent company’s plans to offer a metaverse app to teenagers.  Sens. Ed Markey (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) said in the letter that they sent it in response to media reports that Meta wants to “draw in more teen and young-adult users” for its metaverse offerings and open its metaverse platform, Horizon Worlds, for users ages 13 to 17.  “In light of your company’s record of failure to…

Teenagers are some of the most sleep-deprived people in the U.S. On average, teens do not get enough sleep, and more important, they do not get enough quality sleep, researchers say. We could blame cell phones and other light-emitting technologies for keeping kids up at night, but late nights are just part of the equation. In addition to technology, one fairly indisputable factor contributes to this collective sleepiness: school start times. Over decades researchers have amassed evidence showing that pushing back the…