Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
@jean_twenge
Speaker and professor. New book: 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World http://bit.ly/4lBwLRw Updates: https://www.generationtechblog.com
These apps are being used without proper safety and privacy research. #Parents talk to your kids about the dangers of these apps.
Three in four teens are now using AI companions. When it comes to AI's impacts on young people, we've only seen the tip of the iceberg.
Teens 17 and under aren't allowed on dating apps, say the companies. But, in a familiar pattern, they are on them anyway. Yet another reason parents need to shell out for parental control software. cnn.com/2025/07/25/hea…
Explain this…What happened?
What the heck is going on with women
Parents in the '80s: Let's just give our 8-year-old a key so he can let himself in after school. Parents in 2025: My 18-year-old cannot possibly manage the responsibility of having keys.
My wife is in the University of Arkansas Facebook group for moms of incoming freshman. I convinced her to send me this screenshot, but there are so many more absolutely ridiculous questions like this. Some of these kids (and their moms) aren't going to make it. 😂
An interesting aspect of this study is that it explicitly admits that the current evidence may not yet meet the threshold for definitive causal claims, and that sceptics could use this to argue against policy action. BUT they argue that the scale and severity of harm shown in…
Similar types of information (e.g., negative, high-arousal, or moral information) tend to spread both online via social media and offline via gossip. Check out our new paper on the “Psychology of Virality” in TiCS
🚨New paper in @TrendsCognSci 🚨 Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on? @Jayvanbavel and I review the “psychology of virality,” or the psychological and structural factors that shape information spread online and offline. Thread 🧵(1/n)
🎤 We’re excited to announce that Dr. @jean_twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, will be the keynote speaker at the @LeongCentre Symposium on Oct 9! Her talk will explore the impact of technology on youth wellbeing. Find out more: leongcentresymposium.ca
AC shouldn't be seen as an unnecessary luxury - its absence has real consequences. Good article by @jburnmurdoch
Can never guarantee individuals' behavior but can offer 2 things: 1 - FREE "Let Grow Kid License." It says, "I'm not lost or neglected" & gives your phone #. 2 - We've changed the neglect laws in 11 states so independence is not mistaken for neglect. See LetGrow.org
I want to be able to do this and not have other nosy neighbors send my child home asking if he's lost
Despite what you hear on social media, parenting isn’t all misery ✅ 73% of parents say it’s enjoyable most/all of the time ✅ 80% find it rewarding 😮 30% say it’s stressful most/all of the time 😴 42% say it’s tiring most/all of the time The good still outweighs the hard.
We overestimate willpower. We underestimate context. Situation modification is the simple, science-backed idea that you can change your behavior by changing your surroundings. Put your phone in another room. Sit next to what you want to focus on. Create friction for…
Angela Duckworth gives a brilliant graduation speech at Bates: "Where you physically place your phone may be one of the most consequential decisions you make." Guard your attention. Not with willpower, but situation modification: @angeladuckw youtube.com/watch?v=HxVsaN…
A 12 year old needs sleep, conversation with peers, boredom, books, and a chance to figure out how to navigate the world independently. It harms them to hand over a thousand dollar device powered by algorithms that interrupts all the above, often because that’s “just how things…
Is Gen Z more conservative ... or just more likely to want change? New Substack out today: generationtechblog.com/p/is-gen-z-rea…
Why was Gen Z both more likely to vote for Trump and more likely to vote for Zohran Mamdani? New Substack out tomorrow, July 8.
Life in 1776: - heat is such a luxury that Thomas Jefferson can’t write in deep winter bc his ink freezes (one reason perhaps why Independence Day is in July) - nighttime darkness is such a burden that George Washington reportedly spent $15k in today’s dollars on candles every…
The Real Differences Between Generations youtu.be/a0Ox3HGED3g?si… @jean_twenge 😍
I've heard "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" so many times about smartphones and social media. But of course you can.
What should you do if you've already given your child a smartphone or social media account, and you regret it? As a parent, when you have new information, you can change your family's policies. Here's how, from Andrea Davis, of Better Screen Time: afterbabel.com/p/family-tech-…