Generation Tech

AI companion apps: What parents need to know

Want your kid to have an AI girlfriend? No? Then read on.

Jan 29 • Jean M. Twenge

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December 2025

A mind-blowing number of teens are spending 7+ hours a day on social media

And it’s even more for some groups of teens

Dec 15, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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Why the critics are wrong about Australia's social media law

Kids 15 and under don't need social media. They need adults to step up, and the world is watching Oz.

Dec 11, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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November 2025

Talking to kids about technology use isn't enough

They need rules.

Nov 19, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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Identifying as nonbinary is in free fall among teens as young as 13

Last month saw a viral back-and-forth about whether identifying as transgender or nonbinary was decreasing or increasing among young people.

Nov 5, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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October 2025

A survey let people explain what "other" gender they were. It did not go as planned.

A window into the battle over gender vs. sex in open-ended survey responses

Oct 23, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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Trans identification really is in free fall: New data

And so is nonbinary identity.

Oct 20, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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I tried to protect my kids from the internet. Here's what happened.

An appeal to Apple and other tech companies -- and to policy makers

Oct 15, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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September 2025

It's not just you: Americans are still not hanging out

That's especially true for teens and young adults. Can parents help?

Sep 25, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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Basic phones: A brief guide for parents

The choices aren’t just flip phone vs. smartphone anymore

Sep 2, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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August 2025

New book! 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

In 2017, when I first theorized that smartphones and social media might be behind the adolescent mental health crisis, my own children were very young …

Aug 25, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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Teens used to be happier. What changed?

Even post-COVID, few teens say they are “very happy”

Aug 13, 2025 • Jean M. Twenge

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