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Raising Kids Online podcast with Dr Brad Marshall: What screens are replacing: A conversation about young children’s development – Part 1
Raising Kids Online podcast with Dr Brad Marshall: What screens are replacing: A conversation about young children’s development – Part 1

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Podcast, Screen Use, Technology

Raising Kids Online podcast with Dr Brad Marshall: What screens are replacing: A conversation about young children’s development – Part 1

Join host Dr Brad Marshall as he speaks with Speech Pathologist Meg Tidyman about how screens affect young children’s social connection and the importance of real-world interaction. Explore how screens affect opportunities for communication Consider gaps between concept knowledge and everyday language use Understand how play supports communication and connection Learn how [...]

By Generation Next|2026-10-06T11:57:21+11:00October 6th, 2026|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Podcast, Screen Use, Technology|Tags: podcast|0 Comments

Meta “engineered” Instagram to be addictive for kids, lawsuit alleges
Meta “engineered” Instagram to be addictive for kids, lawsuit alleges

Social Media

Meta “engineered” Instagram to be addictive for kids, lawsuit alleges

Rob Nicholls, University of Sydney This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits 29 US states against the two social media platforms’ owner, Meta. Four states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New [...]

By Generation Next|2026-08-25T16:43:49+10:00August 25th, 2026|Categories: Social Media|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices
Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices

Screen Use, Technology

Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices

Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices Danielle Einstein, Macquarie University Phones and devices have become inextricably linked with everyday life. They store our credit cards, provide critical bus updates, and allow us to communicate whenever we need to. But when our device use starts to affect our [...]

By Generation Next|2026-07-23T16:52:08+10:00July 23rd, 2026|Categories: Screen Use, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think
How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology

How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

Annabel Blake, University of Sydney; Eduardo Velloso, University of Sydney, and Marcus Carter, University of Sydney In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app exploded, quickly growing to more than 20 million users who created more than 10 million [...]

By Generation Next|2026-08-25T14:38:24+10:00April 24th, 2026|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

More than just being well: teens and Gen Z are redefining what it means to be healthy
More than just being well: teens and Gen Z are redefining what it means to be healthy

Society & Culture, Technology, Wellbeing

More than just being well: teens and Gen Z are redefining what it means to be healthy

Susanna Trnka, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Health isn’t what it used to be – namely the absence of being sick. Ask any teenager today what it means to them to be healthy, and you’re likely to hear about the vast array of areas in their lives they are “working on”. This can [...]

By Generation Next|2026-02-02T15:17:41+11:00February 2nd, 2026|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology, Wellbeing|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Don’t dismiss kids’ sadness or anger. How to minimise family conflict over the social media ban
Don’t dismiss kids’ sadness or anger. How to minimise family conflict over the social media ban

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social Media

Don’t dismiss kids’ sadness or anger. How to minimise family conflict over the social media ban

Catherine Page Jeffery, University of Sydney From December 10, those under 16 will only be able to see publicly available content on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube. They will not be able to have their own accounts. For example, they could look up Taylor Swift’s latest music video on YouTube, [...]

By Generation Next|2025-12-12T14:37:01+11:00December 12th, 2025|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social Media|Tags: Article|0 Comments

How to handle teen ‘big feelings’ as the social media ban kicks in
How to handle teen ‘big feelings’ as the social media ban kicks in

Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social Media

How to handle teen ‘big feelings’ as the social media ban kicks in

Christiane Kehoe, The University of Melbourne and Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University Watching your teenager grieve the loss of their social media account can be confronting. Many are genuinely distressed or struggling with the change, and many parents are unsure how to respond. Australia’s social media ban, which started this week, means teens under the age [...]

By Generation Next|2025-12-12T14:37:20+11:00December 12th, 2025|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social Media|Tags: Article|0 Comments

The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens
The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens

Technology

The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens

Micah Boerma, University of Southern Queensland and Daniel You, University of Sydney In less than four months, world-first legislation will ban Australian under-16s from certain social media platforms. Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off limits for children and teens. It’s still not clear exactly how the restrictions will be [...]

By Generation Next|2025-10-11T11:19:06+11:00September 29th, 2025|Categories: Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Protecting young minds online: Australia’s evolving social media age laws
Protecting young minds online: Australia’s evolving social media age laws

Social Media, Technology

Protecting young minds online: Australia’s evolving social media age laws

How new legislation and expert insights are reshaping online safety for young Australians In 2024, the Australian Government made headlines by announcing its intent to raise the minimum age for access to major social media platforms. The reforms would restrict young people’s access to platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat until the age of 16 [...]

By Guest Author|2025-09-09T17:22:17+10:00August 14th, 2025|Categories: Social Media, Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments

Project 2040 – Dispatch 4: The ‘Internet of Things’ in Schools
Project 2040 – Dispatch 4: The ‘Internet of Things’ in Schools

Technology

Project 2040 – Dispatch 4: The ‘Internet of Things’ in Schools

Download article as a PDF Checking in again from 2040. When technology finally learned to talk to itself, the result wasn’t just incremental change—it was a fundamental shift. The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) didn’t just mean more connected devices; it meant systems that worked together in ways we hadn’t anticipated. Across [...]

By Guest Author|2025-07-03T13:31:03+10:00July 2nd, 2025|Categories: Technology|Tags: Article|0 Comments