Kids often say the darnedest things; their unsolicited advice sometimes cracks everyone up, and we love them for that. Even Instagram mom Katy Robin experienced something similar with her daughter Emi ...

As a parenting author, I travel the country speaking at schools about the complicated social changes that happen during adolescence and how parents and teachers can support kids through this tricky ...

Parents of Gen Alpha kids report that their children are having difficulties making friends -- and why. InsideCreativeHouse - stock.adobe.com Making friends isn’t as easy as sharing a juice box or ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. In 2021, in a moment of morbid curiosity, Charlotte and Raffi Grinberg decided to calculate how much they would see their best friends for the rest of their ...

Every child faces friendship challenges at some time, in some way, but broadly speaking, there are three main ways that children struggle socially. 1) Doing too little Some children have a hard time ...

Increasingly, teenagers are turning to AI companions for friendship. We went from worrying about teens using AI to cheat in school, to 31% of the teenagers surveyed by Common Sense Media saying their ...

The passing of legendary actor Dharmendra, fondly remembered as Indian cinema’s beloved “He-Man,” has left a deep void in Bollywood and among millions of fans. At 89, the veteran actor leaves behind a ...

Lonely children and teens are replacing real-life friendship with AI, and experts are worried. A new report from the nonprofit Internet Matters, which supports efforts to keep children safe online, ...

Source: Cyndidyoder83 / Pixabay Part 1 of this series described the potential misbehaviors and prevalence of AI companions. Here, I address their special dangers for kids and what parents can do to ...