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Kids and Chatbots: When AI Feels Like A New Best Friend
Kids are forming emotional bonds with chatbots. With digital literacy and parental guidance, kids can have healthy interactions that support learning…
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge
Tell Me My Story: From Myers-Briggs to Buzzfeed
Personality tests and quizzes offer insight, emotional validation and a socially acceptable way to talk about ourselves and connect with others.
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge
When Fiction Feels Like Fact: Why Stories Shape Our Real-World Beliefs
Stories like "Adolescence" trigger strong emotions, making them more persuasive than data and powerful enough to influence parental decisions and policy…
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge
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Why Texas's Age Verification Law Won't Help Keep Kids Safe Online
Lawmakers focus on age checks but never bother to fund the digital literacy skills kids need to build healthy media habits and navigate online risks.
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Hooked on True Crime: Why We Can't Stop
True crime media isn’t just a guilty pleasure—it can fulfill deep emotional and cognitive needs, especially for women.
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The Real Costs of Trade Wars: Disappearing Hopes & Dreams
When markets drop, it's not only our 401Ks that disappear—it's our future stories. No amount of financial doomscrolling can appease our anxiety or…
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge
7 Reasons Why 'Bluey' Is the Parenting Guide You Didn’t Know You Needed
By watching Bluey and her family navigate everyday challenges, children build a mental toolkit for responding in real-life social situations.
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Why Are We So Lonely? Understanding the Loneliness Epidemic
Get smart about your digital habits. Try these 8 small hacks to change automatic behaviors to intentional ones and improve real-life connections and…
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge
FaceTime, Voice, or Text: What Strengthens Relationships Most?
While each can contribute to strengthening connection, trust, and intimacy, consistency--not a specific method--is the best way to maintain friendships.
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge
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