Recently, I asked my 11-year-old son this question. My husband, our son Jacob and I were in the kitchen one afternoon, and I decided to take advantage of a rare moment — just the three of us together ...

Social media and mobile phones are major disruptors of face-to-face conversations. Recent research has conclusively ...

The Talk, in parenting circles, is generally defined as a difficult conversation with kids about sex. But there's another Talk, and it's just as hard.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is revising policies that allowed chatbots to engage in "romantic or sensual" conversations with children following an explosive ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seizing on new revelations about “sensual” chatbot conversations Meta deemed acceptable for children, dragging the tech giant and its checkered past on ...

A father holds his son’s hands during an important conversation, offering reassurance and support in a difficult moment. (Green Shoot Media photo) It’s a conversation no parent ever wants to have, but ...

Children soak up everything we say and do around them. And adults, in our rush to finish our chores and get through the day, can often forget that our words can leave a lasting impact. Some topics are ...

For adult children, the right guidance at the right time can influence careers, relationships, safety, and financial stability for years ahead. These conversations are practical exchanges that help ...

Talking to kids about drugs, social media, and mental health has never been simple, but today’s digital world seems to make those conversations a thousand times trickier. That’s why the U.S. Drug ...

According to internal "GenAI: Content Risk Standards," Meta's legal, policy, and engineering teams signed off on chatbot rules that made it acceptable for bots to describe a child as "a youthful form ...

Toy bots are talking dirty to tots. As the season of gift-giving draws nigh, experts are warning parents against buying their children presents powered by AI — claiming certain robo-charged trinkets ...

Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health.