Joanne JacobsOct 19, 20232 min readTeens spend 4.8 hours a day on social media, says Gallup U.S. teenagers average 4.8 hours a day on social media apps such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter),...
Joanne JacobsAug 5, 20232 min readLet the kids play and the teenagers workTeenagers wouldn't be so anxious, depressed and fragile if they'd spent more time playing outside with friends -- without adult...
Joanne JacobsApr 29, 20232 min readTeens don't want to work, drive, have sex with a real-life personNot long ago, teen-age boys dreamed of buying a car and "roaring away from school during lunch period, with a girl riding shotgun, on our...
Joanne JacobsFeb 11, 20231 min readWhat parents worry aboutDepression and anxiety are the top worries of parents, according to a Pew Research Center survey, report Rachel Minkin and Juliana...
Joanne JacobsDec 29, 20222 min readProtected kids become anxious adultsIn an “Adulting 101” workshop, Kansas State students talk about "conflict" as though "it's this terrible thing," said Brett Mallon, an...
Joanne JacobsNov 8, 20222 min readKids need to learn independently and together Learning online taught her students to be independent, resourceful and productive, writes Kyle Redford, who teaches fifth grade at a...