Parents are right to call for stronger rules to hold big tech accountable. We agree. However, when government oversight happens without transparency, new risks emerge. As governments gain influence ov...

Age-gating social media feels decisive, but it targets access while ignoring design. In a world of social AI where interaction is embedded everywhere, bans become a game of whack-a-mole. This article ...

Nostalgia may be comforting, but it is not a parenting strategy. Kids today are growing up in an onlife world shaped by algorithms, AI, and constant connection, not the one adults remember. This artic...

Public debate and legislation still fixate on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat, but youth are already moving on. Teens are shifting from scrolling feeds to talking with social AI that listens, responds...

YouTube has rolled out a new supervision option built specifically for teens, and it signals a shift worth paying attention to. This is not YouTube Kids for older users, and it is not about watching e...

What starts as a question about apps or online safety often turns into something much deeper. In classrooms, teens are asking about AI’s impact on the planet, global conflict, and whether adults see t...

Parents are being pushed to pick a side in the youth and technology debate: ban it, delay it, or accept it as inevitable. Both feel decisive. Both miss the real issue. The question is not just whether...

When we talk about kids, teens, and screens, the spotlight almost always lands on them. What gets missed is the quiet lesson playing out every day through adult behaviour. Youth learn far more from wh...

Many parents feel it but struggle to name it. Teens, especially girls, are being taught that attention, validation, and money come fastest through sexualized self-presentation online. Framed as empowe...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a side experiment for teens. It’s woven into how they learn, connect, create, and cope. Focusing only on cheating or homework shortcuts misses the bigger picture. ...

Many parents worry about teens using AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini, but miss a key reality. For most teens, their first AI companion was not a homework app. It was Snapchat. Since 2023, MyAI has liv...

Too many online safety conversations start with control and end with silence. When rules replace listening, teens comply on the surface and work around them underneath. This article explains why digit...

Students told us something unsettling this week. To avoid being accused of using AI, some are intentionally misspelling words and leaving grammar errors in their work. Not because they lack skills, bu...

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Parental guilt about screens is real, heavy, and widespread. Feeling torn between “too much” and “not enough” is not a parenting failure. This article explains why guilt is often shaped more by fear-d...

A phone handed in at bedtime should mean the night is device free. For one family, it did not. After installing a home router with device alerts, a parent began receiving late night notifications for ...

Think blocking Safari or Chrome means your child can’t access the internet? Think again. Teens can reach the open web through social media, messaging, gaming, shopping, and school apps parents already...

Public debates about teens and technology often feel charged and overwhelming. This article explores why. Using NATO’s cognitive warfare framework, it explains how fear-based narratives, emotional mes...

Headlines warning that technology is “damaging kids’ brains” spread fast because fear travels well. The problem is that many of these claims are labeled “research-based” without reflecting what the re...

For nearly 20 years, Darren trained civilians and police in real-world self-defence, where flashy techniques often failed the moment they were tested. In this article, that same lens is turned on part...

Artificial intelligence is now creating content faster than humans can verify it, and that shift is already reshaping how information is trusted, shared, and weaponized. For youth and teens, this crea...

Canada is preparing to reintroduce Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, in early 2026. As pressure grows to follow Australia’s age-gating model, this article explains why age limits alone miss the real is...

AI is no longer something youth, teens, or families simply choose to use. It is becoming the environment they move through. Built into devices, platforms, and defaults, AI now shapes how information i...

AI companionship apps are no longer fringe tools. New research shows most teens have used them, and many report feeling emotionally connected. When technology is designed to feel caring, responsive, and relational, the brain can rehearse it as real. For developing minds, that matters. This article explains what’s happening neurologically, why it’s different for youth, and how parents can respond with clarity rather than fear.