What to do with kids when it's dark and cold this winter.

The case against student use of computers, tablets, and smartphones in the classroom.

The research is clear: Smartphones undermine attention, learning, relationships, and belonging. Read the article.

What the Washington Post editorial board got wrong about the research. Read the article.

The Nation’s Doctor is now sounding the alarm on a likely driver of the youth mental health crisis: social media use.

Gen Z's Silent Scream: Uncover the alarming surge in suicide rates among girls, as "After Babel" delves into the dark side of the digital age's impact on our youth's mental health.

This is the fourth post in a series led by Zach Rausch to figure out the international scope of the youth mental health crisis.

Allowing more unsupervised free play is among the most powerful and least expensive ways to bring down rates of mental illness Read the article.

All political debates are subject to the imposition of emotion and the distortion of bullying, but I know of none where that is more true than....

People often ask me to explain their kids to them. They are baffled by the children that they raised and yet somehow do not know.

The summer that Harry Potter turned 11, he received a letter in the mail informing that he was born to magical parents.1 The next moment, a half-giant by the name of Hagrid appeared at his doorstep....

In this post, we highlight a few of our 31 posts that readers seemed to enjoy most, and that we believe are the most essential readings for those following this Substack.

Heroes in Waiting assemblies include interactive segments to engage students and reinforce the concepts of peace-building and culture change.

With advice from a 19th century Danish philosopher, Marcus encourages all to practice intentional walking. Plus, gain a few tips on how to do just that.

If your mental health could use some TLC, you’re not alone

Researchers found that acute stress switched chemical signals in the brain from producing excitatory glutamate to...

It is certainly true that the absolute rates of suicide in the U.S. are lowest in pre-teen girls...

For centuries, adults have worried about whatever “kids these days” are doing. From novels in the 18th century to the bicycle in the 19th...

Why changes in stigma and self-reporting procedures cannot explain the international decline of adolescent girls’ mental health.

Happiness used to be U-shaped by age, with middle age the least happy. Not anymore. Young people are now the least happy.

Yes, you can. We did and this is what we learned.

How social media makes us worse people

The way some researchers use the GWP can explain why they fail to find effects of digital technology on youth mental health

Along With Ten Tips for Rolling It Back

The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, has long been a leader on the youth mental health crisis.

Five lessons for secular schools, from our experience in Jewish Day Schools.

“Chasing Childhood” contrasts the play-based, “free-range” childhood of the 1980s with the over-supervised and fearful childhoods of today. It’s great for inspiring collective action.

What therapists can do to help restore the play-based childhood

We've forgotten what community really means.

Excerpted interview from the September 22, 2024 broadcast of The Weekend Blues

https://www.afterbabel.com/p/smartphone-free-camp-trip?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=jak96&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A newly released resource from The Phone-Free Schools Movement and Fairplay

A reevaluation of screens in schools

A reevaluation of screens in schools.