September 2025

One influencer’s advice has given some singles the permission — and confidence — to look for love offline. It’s “Sit at the Bar September.”

More parents are reviving landlines as a low-tech alternative to smartphones, helping kids build stronger communication skills while limiting screen time and online risks.

Children’s room to roam independently was once measured in miles. Today, it’s often in feet. Here’s what they’re losing and what we can do about it.

Half of U.S. youth report that loneliness and family struggles disrupt their mental health daily, with sharp disparities tied to income and LGBTQ+ identity.

In a digital age that shuns stillness, embracing profound boredom can restore reflection, depth, and a genuine connection with being.

Catherine, Princess of Wales asserts that the true key to lifelong health and happiness lies in nurturing meaningful human connections, beginning in early childhood.

Medill’s annual survey finds audiences drifting from TV and print, wary of AI, and turning to independent content creators.

How college kids — or anyone, really — can truly think differently, or more calmly, about politics in charged moments

Here are 8 things college kids (but really all of us) can do to think and act more optimistically and optimally.

At least 2.5 million students across the country are using Yondr pouches, as 35 states have laws or rules limiting cellphones in schools.