6 posts tagged ‘teens’

• The 40-Ounce Bully

  The Cut, Jan 19, 2024

  In middle schools across the country, owning a candy-colored Stanley cup (or, ideally, several) can make or break your social standing.

  culturetiktok trendstiktokteenswaterwater bottles

• Shopping With the Sephora Tweens After School

  The Cut, Jan 12, 2024

  TikTok says “Sephora tweens” are making the store an underage destination. The 12-year-olds we met beg to differ.

  beautysephorateensstylelet's makeup

• ‘I Just Felt Pressure’

  Vulture, Nov 22, 2023

  At a performance of Milo Cramer’s School Pictures, teens and teachers talk about the torturous process of applying to New York’s selective schools.

  scene reportparentingplaywrights horizonsmilo cramerteenshigh schooltheatervulture section lede

• Several popular AI products flagged as unsafe for kids by Common Sense Media

  TechCrunch, Nov 16, 2023

  An independent review of popular AI tools has found that many — including Snapchat’s My AI, DALLE, and Stable Diffusion, may not be safe for kids. The new reviews come from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit advocacy group for families that’s best known for providing media ratings for parents who want to evaluate the apps, games, podcasts, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  AIChatGPTfamilieskidsparentsteens

• The Final Frontier for Helicopter Parents

  The Cut, Nov 15, 2023

  Inside the Facebook and WhatsApp groups where moms arrange playdates for their college kids.

  selfparentingteensfacebooksocial media

• Teens bring guns to school across America on a daily basis

  Boing Boing, Nov 10, 2023

  After stumbling upon two articles today in which two different high school students were arrested or expelled for bringing a gun to school, I did a quick Google search. Turns out in just a few minutes I easily found eight different stories about middle and high school students bringing guns to school, all just this week. — Read the rest

  Postarrestsgunshigh schoolsnraschool shootingsteens