There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Both low and high increases in use were negatively but weakly associated with adolescent cognitive performance two years later.

Daily screen time in late childhood predicts early adolescent depression. Shorter sleep and white matter changes (cingulum bundle) partially mediate this effect.

Experts urged educators and policymakers to center the science of adolescent development in decisions affecting young people in Pennsylvania. They argued adolescence is the period when teens and young ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

The noggin, the noodle, the brain: no matter what you call it, understanding it – and the way it changes throughout a child’s development – is one of the most important parts of parenting. Parents ...

Deborah Offner is a clinical psychologist specializing in adolescent and young adult development and mental health. She has extensive experience in school and clinical settings, bringing this ...

MADISON, Wis. — Instagram is implementing new content restrictions for teenage users, using movie rating guidelines to ...