The best way to know if your child is using AI chatbots "is simply to ask, directly and without judgment," said Akanksha Dadlani, a Stanford University child and adolescent psychiatry fellow.

Smartphones, social media and secret chat apps helped fuel an unimaginable internet flood of sexually explicit images of children, with more than 60 million such photos, videos and files reported ...

Social media platforms are everywhere, and most children and teens have access. Many indicators suggest social media use can ...

Throughout this series, we've explored how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping childhood, examined how it might undermine creativity and critical thinking in schools, and looked at the essential ...

Once upon a time, children fought for control of the remote to the sole family television. Now the choice of screen-based content available to kids seems endless. There are computers, tablets, phones ...

Author Taylor Smith shares the inspiration behind her book, “Tech is Magic: Tech Tales & Activities for Curious Kids”, written especially for young children and including fun facts ...

We’re at that time of year when gifts are celebrated - and advertised - and planned. Children understand that part of the ...

Valentina Fantasia receives funding from The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS). She is affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and Cognitive ...

Jacquelyn Harverson is affiliated with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Louise Paatsch receives funding from Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence ...