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For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a different story — violence, alcohol use and pregnancy are at historic lows, and research shows social media may not actually be the culprit for mental health problems. Hear her analysis of what’s really troubling kids these days, and why banning them from online spaces may make things worse. Parenting Genius tells y

There’s a chart making the rounds that should stop every parent of a tween cold... The Institute for Family Studies just published data from the 2025 Anxious Generation Survey of American Family Culture, and the numbers are — there’s really no other word for it — alarming. -At age 10, 58% of American children cannot leave their yard unaccompanied. -At 11, that drops to 53%. -At 12 — twelve — 44% still can’t venture past the fence line on their own. -And the grand finale: by a