Eye-opening testimony from a top scientist offers a useful primer on the role social media may play in the teen mental health crisis.

The teenagers are not all right, but then again, neither are the adults. Pandemic life has been profoundly jarring, and every generation has felt it. How are you supposed to guide, to reassure, to parent teenagers in this situation?

Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, read an original work at President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

Learning in 2020 is going to be a roller-coaster of adjustment — here’s how to retain some joy.

Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral.

In the time of coronavirus, traditional hallmarks of the high school experience have all but disappeared. And as everyone settles into new routines inside, at home, teens are feeling angry, anxious and reticent. Their identities are fracturing in isolation, and the people who love them, teach them and study them fear they'll wear the effects of the pandemic for years to come.

The coronavirus has relaxed many parents’ stances on communication apps. Here are some ground rules.

Emerging research is finding that students in “high-achieving schools” — public and private schools with high standardized test scores, varied extracurricular and academic offerings, and graduates who head off to top colleges — are experiencing higher rates of behavioral and mental health problems compared with national norms.

The college bribery scandal raises the concern that over-protected young children are ill-equipped to face challenges.

No one cares more about your child's well-being and success than you do. In today's digitally-fueled times, that means guiding him or her not just in the real world but in the always-on virtual one as well. Teach your children to use technology in a healthy way and pick up the skills and habits that will make them successful digital citizens.

There is a connection between emotional relationships and learning, and over the last several years, our understanding of the relationship between emotion and learning has taken off. A defining question for any school or company should be: What is the quality of the emotional relationships here?

Bestselling author of several children's and young adult books, including Speak and Chains, offers insight into what kids don’t know about sexual assault based on twenty years of discussions school visits.