Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

Have you ever come across an online video of someone pretending to do your makeup? Maybe you've seen clips of people whispering into the camera while repetitively moving their hands. These videos are ...

I'm in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother's bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the table, bench and floor. It's a chaotic—but functional—solution to the problem.

The dance world, once rooted in the artistry of movement, has been quietly hijacked by a culture now focused on clicks, ...

Walk into nearly any American school this fall and you’ll see a striking trend: phones are gone. Locked pouches. Classroom baskets. Outright bans. Three out of four U.S. public schools now prohibit ...

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday downplayed bigoted messages in Young Republicans’ group chats, suggesting they were nothing more than “edgy, offensive jokes.” The comments came in response to ...

Video games interfere with sleep, which affects our ability to pay attention. Sleep is crucial for focus and anything that keeps us from getting enough would probably also correlate with attention ...

“If we find that our standards for care were not met, we will hold our contractors accountable.” This is part of a statement from Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) in response to the death ...

Ms. Perry is a journalist based in Britain. My friend Elizabeth Oldfield has that rare and precious thing: a village. Hers is in the middle of London, contained within a generously sized family house ...

NEW YORK CITY — Before last year, Jonathan Haidt was already a well-known social psychologist. He had been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, had given four TED talks, and his ...

If your energetic seven-year-old has already mastered the art of three-wheeled scooting, it may be time for an upgrade.