Parents and other caregivers hear that social media wreaks havoc on a teen’s self-esteem. But kids often tell us that it helps them find like-minded friends and boosts their emotional well-being. So, ...

You walk into your child’s room and there it is: her cell phone, left unattended on the nightstand. Do you grab it and give it a quick browse? Check who she’s texting, what her text messages say, what ...

A new survey about teens and social media shows that nearly half of teens say they have been cyberbullied. In a separate survey administered to a parent of each teen, the adults ranked cyberbullying ...

Delving into an issue all-too relevant in our screen-laden culture, Dr. Devorah Heitner, an expert on young people’s relationship with digital media and technology, visited Marymount of Santa Barbara ...

Growing up on the internet may not be as bad as we thought.The first generation of kids exposed to a fully digital childhood is coming of age. Their childhoods have been radically different than their ...

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If you’re the parent of a teenager, chances are you’re scared of the internet. “It’s understandable that people are so stressed,” says Devorah Heitner, author of “Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and ...

In advance of her Parent University talk March 8 at Emerson Middle School in Niles, Devorah Heitner — who has a doctorate in media/technology and society and is the founder and director of Raising ...