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☆ How cell phones are killing our kids, and what we can do about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Matt Villano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Jonathan Haidt: Kids always had play-based childhoods, but we gradually let that fade away because of our growing fears of kidnapping and other threats in the 1980s and 1990s. If they have the phones, they will be texting during class, and they will be focused on their phones. If they don’t have phones, they will listen to their teachers and spend time with other kids. Most middle school kids are entirely enmeshed in smartphones and social media. Because kids are somewhat sex-segregated online (they interact less with kids of the opposite sex), the situation is unconducive to heterosexual dating and marriage.

Persons: Jonathan Haidt, ”, Haidt, Dave Cicirelli, Thomas Cooley, New York University’s Leonard N, Jayne Riew, You’ve, we’re, There’s, you’ve, they’re, We’re, they’ve, Matt Villano Organizations: CNN —, Penguin Press, American Psychological Association, New York, Stern School of Business, CNN, Jayne Riew CNN, YouTube, Getty, Meta Locations: United States, America, American, Northern California, whalehead.com

☆ What to remember about the new season of 'American Horror Story' starring Kim Kardashian and Emma Roberts before it returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewFans of "American Horror Story" won't have to wait much longer for the show to return. Here's a refresher on what to know about "AHS: Delicate" before it returns. 'AHS: Delicate' is based on a bookKardashian plays Roberts' publicist on "AHS: Delicate." Eric Liebowitz/FXIn a series first, "AHS: Delicate" is based (at least in part) on a novel: "Delicate Condition" by Danielle Valentine. Kim Kardashian, who's new to the "American Horror Story" ensemble, also has a major role as Siobhan Corbyn, Anna's best friend and publicist.

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☆ I was a teen magazine editor during the golden age of Nickelodeon sitcoms. Watching 'Quiet on Set' made me feel guilty.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Rachel Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

As the press, young stars had been trained to put their best face forward whenever I was around. But what about the perspective of the teen stars whose names — and lives — we were actually using? I interviewed hundreds of young stars periodically as they worked on new projects. I'm not sure if young stars should be allowed to be interviewed at allI've now watched "Quiet on Set" several times. Had the questions I'd been asking hurt anyone in ways I was unaware of?

Persons: Drake Bell, —, Drake, Josh, should've, Rachel Chang, I'd, Jenette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Brian Peck, Bell, I'm, publicists Organizations: Service, Business, Kids, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood, New Jersey

☆ Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMembers of Congress who voted in favor of banning TikTok in the US unless its parent company sells it have faced backlash from their own kids. Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas, told the outlet he doesn't allow his kids to use their phones unsupervised. "They wanted to make sure I wasn't going to vote to ban TikTok," she told The Journal. Some influencers and small business owners fear a ban will destroy their livelihoods, with years of content and hard work "deleted forever." AdvertisementHis office told Business Insider he was sorry for how he handled communicating the news to his followers, but did not regret his vote.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, TikTok, Josh Gottheimer, Rep, Hillary Scholten, didn't, Z, Sen, John Fetterman, Todd Young, Chip Roy, Nancy Mace, Mace, Jeff Jackson Organizations: Service, Wall Street Journal, Business, Senate, New, Democrat, Indiana Republican, Republican, TikTok Locations: Beijing, New Jersey's, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina

☆ Drake Bell Opens up to BI About Sexual Abuse, the Nickelodeon 'Factory,' and 'Quiet on Set'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

He acted out, showing up to the "Drake & Josh" set late and hungover. "If I'm going to tell my story, this is how it was supposed to be told," Drake Bell, pictured here at his studio in Mexico City, recently told BI. In the second season, Brian Peck (who is unrelated to Bell's "Drake & Josh" costar Josh Peck) joined as a dialogue coach. Bell told BI that Nickelodeon "was a factory," treating child actors like kings one day only to throw them to the curb the next. Bell told BI that, in some ways, his music and the docuseries serve the same purpose.

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☆ Now Featured at Beauty Stores: Teens Driven by Social Media
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Impelled in large part by TikTok to seek beauty products meant for adults, younger customers — teenagers and even preadolescents — are proving to be a mixed blessing for retailers like Sephora and Ulta. Retail analysts say that as the beauty stores attract a new generation of shoppers, they will need to make sure that the experience remains fulfilling for their older, core customers — including some who may not enjoy stores full of tweens and teens. “So much of luxury and prestige is the experience,” said Simeon Siegel, a retail analyst at BMO Capital Markets. “Making an adult feel special is very different than making a college student feel special, which is dramatically different than making a tween feel special. The survey found that teenage respondents spent 23 percent more on cosmetics, skin care and fragrance in 2023 than the year before.

Persons: TikTok, ”, Simeon Siegel, Piper Sandler Organizations: Retail, BMO Capital Markets, Ulta Locations: United States

☆ The ‘Sephora kid’ trend shows tweens are psyched about skincare. But their overzealous approach is raising concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Tweens gravitate to Sephora and Ulta for the same reason that adult shoppers do. Carlo Allegri/ReutersThe retinol products sold in beauty products stores, she said, are for mature skin of older consumers. The beauty products chain also operates several hundred smaller format Sephora stores inside of Kohl’s department stores. Jennifer O’Brien celebrated her twin daughters’ 12th birthday at an event held at a Sephora store in Long Island, New York. Jennifer O’Brien's treated her twin daughters to a skincare event for their birthday this year at a Sephora store.

Persons: New York CNN — Tweens, skincare, ”, Lauren Penzi, gravitate, “, Stacey Tull, Tull, “ Retinol, it’s, Carlo Allegri, Penzi, she’s, Ulta, tweens, She’s, ” Penzi, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Jennifer O’Brien, Jennifer O’Brien Ulta, O’Brien, Stanley, JC Penney, Jennifer O’Brien's, Jennifer O’Brien “, Gen Alpha, Sheryl Jorgensen Masowdi’s tween, Sheryl Jorgensen Masowdi, Masowdi Organizations: New, New York CNN, Gen Alpha, CNN, influencers, ”, Gen Locations: New York, Sephora, New York City, Missouri, Manhattan, United States, Long Island , New York

☆ Opinion | A.I. Is Making the Sexual Exploitation of Girls Even Worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The superintendent told NBC News the photos included students’ faces superimposed onto nude bodies.”I had heard about this kind of thing happening to high school girls, which is horrible enough. I’m not a technophobe and have, in the past, been somewhat skeptical about the outsize negative impact of social media on teen girls. The possibilities are especially frightening when the technology is used by teens and tweens, groups with notoriously iffy judgment about the permanence of their actions. I have to admit that my gut reaction to the Beverly Hills story was rage — I wanted the book thrown at the kids who made those fakes. But I wanted to hear from someone with more experience talking to teens and thinking deeply about the adolescent relationship with privacy and technology.

Persons: Kat Tenbarge, Liz Kreutz, ”, — Organizations: NBC News, “, Beverly Vista Middle, NBC, Beverly Locations: Beverly Hills, Calif

☆ Stanley cup maker has a plan to make its product launches less chaotic
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s because the Stanley tumbler is arguably one of the most viral products of the moment. So Stanley maker PMI has taken a different approach with its newest limited edition tumbler launch of the much-hyped chocolate and gold Quencher. The new chocolate gold Stanley tumbler. From StanleyOn Tuesday, Stanley unveiled the limited-edition chocolate gold Quencher tumbler on its website. When Target dropped a limited-edition Valentine’s collection of Stanley tumblers in bright pink and cherry red tones in December, the situation wasn’t pretty.

Persons: New York CNN — Stanley, Stanley tumbler, it’s, Stanley, Nike —, ” Andrew Lipp, ”, ” Lipp, William Stanley, Jr, marveled, Stanley tumblers, ” Matt Navarro, Lipp Organizations: New, New York CNN, Stanley, PMI, Nike, CNN, “, Starbucks Locations: New York, Australia

☆ I got my son a pocket knife instead of a cellphone. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Rebecca Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Over the last two years, my 12-year-old son has become increasingly consumed with going to the woods near our home. But just like many other tweens, he's also asked, "Can you get me a cellphone?" We bought him a pocket knife. He mostly keeps the knife in his pocket when he heads outdoors, only bringing it out when a project calls for a sharp object. As for the pocket knife, when it's not in use or at the bottom of his camo pants pocket, it stays safely displayed in his bedroom, a token of independence and ingenuity.

Persons: He's, he's, they've, it's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ ‘Mom, You’re Not Grunge Enough’: Olivia Rodrigo Fans Thrash in the Desert
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Callie Holtermann | Molly Matalon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On Friday, just outside Palm Springs, Calif., you might have thought a strange mirage had appeared: One or two zillion tweens descended upon an arena, all wearing platform Doc Martens. Had some official communiqué been issued, at a frequency undetectable to those older than 25? Had everyone been subconsciously nudged to pair boots with fishnets and leg warmers? No one seemed to care that it was hot out. What did matter was that the boots, punky symbols of past musical rebellions, were central to the unofficial-but-conspicuously-official uniform of Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour, which began that night.

Persons: tweens, Doc Martens, communiqué, Olivia Rodrigo’s Locations: Palm Springs, Calif

☆ FBI: 'Financial sextortion' of teens is a 'rapidly escalating threat.' How parents can protect their kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images"Financial sextortion," a type of cybercrime that targets teens and tweens, is on the rise. "Sextortion is a rapidly escalating threat," FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee in December. Financial sextortion is the fastest-growing crime targeting children in North America and Australia, according to the Network Contagion Research Institute. Wealthy parents are more likely to be lenient about social media use. How to protect your kids from sextortion

Persons: Christopher Wray, Sen, Dick Durbin, Criminals, Tracy Kitten, Kitten, didn't, Oladosu, sextortion Organizations: Getty, FBI, Finance, Network, Research, Yahoo Boys, Meta, Strategy, U.S, YouTube Locations: Cavan, North America, Australia, African, U.S, Nigerian, bitcoin, sextortion

☆ 5 ways to help boys cultivate friends and combat loneliness
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Phyllis L. Fagell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Like Kaden, many boys want to spend time with friends but lack the skills needed to connect. Here are five ways you can help boys form satisfying friendships to combat loneliness and its damaging effects. Do your boys have individual friends and friend groups? Help boys take social risksFor boys who need logistical help, “Say, ‘I want you to text three people,’” said Christopher Pepper, a teacher who coordinates boys’ groups in San Francisco Public Schools. Help boys read social cuesAt Sterling Hall School in Toronto, teachers facilitate community circles to teach boys how to repair friendships and show empathy, said principal Rick Parsons.

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☆ In many ways, Gen Zers are better off than their parents were 30 years ago, but fewer are financially independent — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

However, Gen Z adults are also less likely to own a home, be married or have children. Pew surveyed about 1,500 adults between the ages of 18 and 34 and more than 3,000 parents of adult children. Gen Z is generally defined as those born between 1996 and 2012, including a cohort of teens and tweens. Now, 25% of young adults live in a multigenerational household, up from just 9% five decades ago. Meanwhile, as living with mom and dad has become more common for young adults — it's also more socially acceptable, according to Parker.

Persons: Gen, Pew, Zers, Kim Parker, they've, Nicole Smith, that's, Janet Yellen, — it's, Parker Organizations: Pew Research Center . Pew, Georgetown University Center, Education, Workforce, CNBC, Treasury, Pew Research Center

☆ How Stanley went from making sturdy bottles for laborers to becoming an 'it' status symbol, and causing chaos at Target stores across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"Every time we linked it, it would sell out so quickly," LeSueur told The New York Times. The Buy Guide had to pay for warehouse space and shipping and handling fees, but was allowed to keep the profits, The Times reported. "It was a big risk," LeSueur told CNBC. AdvertisementThe Buy Guide placed another wholesale order for 5,000 – and they sold out in an hour, Retail Dive reported. Reilly told CNBC that Stanley was making more products available with each drop but still wanted "a little bit of scarcity" to create a buzz.

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☆ The woman behind the Stanley Quencher's meteoric rise said she had to beg the company's executives to market to women
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ashlee LeSueur, cofounder of The Buy Guide, told The Wall Street Journal that Stanley was resistant. AdvertisementStanley, which long marketed itself as an outdoorsy company for campers, construction workers, and — primarily — men, first introduced the Quencher cup in 2016. "Some of the executives had a really difficult time imagining a more female-leaning color palette on the Stanley products," LeSueur told The Journal. "I think the biggest difference when Terence came on was just that enthusiasm," LeSueur told the podcast. AdvertisementThe company's marketing shift worked: Stanley cups have become major status symbols at schools, sparked a collector's mentality around the mugs, and — in at least one case — led to a Stanley cup heist.

Persons: Stanley, Quencher, Ashlee LeSueur, —, Stanley Quencher, Terence Reilly, LeSueur, Lauren Solomon, Solomon, Reilly, Terence, Callum Borchers Organizations: Wall Street, Service, Street Journal, The, eBay, Stanley, Starbucks, Target Locations: Quenchers

☆ Tweens are being roasted by Gen Z for buying up expensive skincare at Sephora and Ulta. One mom who takes her kid to Sephora said it's what Gen Alpha likes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The consensus among Gen Z TikTokers is if you see a child at Sephora, you better get out of their way. They love makeup, and they always want to go," Eadie told the magazine. Related stories"Times change, things are different," Eadie told the publication. The back-and-forth online is so loud that a brand popular with Gen Alpha — Drunk Elephant — weighed in, assuring parents that many of their products were safe for youthful skin. Emma told the publication that they also find it irritating when adults reminisce about what they were doing as tweens.

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☆ Police arrest California woman for allegedly stealing 65 Stanley cups
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Police responding to a retail theft call in a California city discovered what is likely the most 2024 thing ever: A Sacramento woman allegedly stole about five dozen Stanley cups valued at a whopping $2,500. After a search of the car, the police recovered 65 Stanley cups. The inexplicable allure of Stanley cups has led people to go to extreme lengths to collect them. “The Roseville Police Department remains committed to stopping retail theft.”The Stanley cups were stuffed in the suspect's trunk. Once the cups took off on social media, Stanley’s annual sales reportedly jumped from $75 million to $750 million in 2023 alone.

Persons: Stanley, “, ”, Stanley Quenchers, William Stanley, Jr, Terence Reilly, CNN’s AJ Willingham Organizations: New, New York CNN — Police, Roseville Police, Facebook, Stanley Locations: New York, California, Sacramento, Target, Roseville

☆ A 16-year-old claims her parents have spent $3,000 buying her 67 different Stanley cups, as the giant mugs become the ultimate playground status symbol
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA 16-year-old TikToker claims that her parents have spent around $3,000 buying her every Stanley cup on the market. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The Quenchers were the most-featured item in Gen Z Christmas-haul videos on TikTok, a youth consumer-trends analyst previously told Business Insider . A shopper passes empty shelves once stocked with Stanley tumblers at a Target store in Canoga Park, California on January 9, 2024. Do you collect Stanley cups?

Persons: —, Stanley, Amelia Awad, Stanley Quencher, I'm, Stanley tumblers, Brian van der, Awad Organizations: Service, Business, Wall Street Journal, Starbucks, Hydro, Los Angeles Times, Getty Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, Canoga Park , California

☆ A woman stole $2,500 of Stanley cups in a brazen heist, police say, amid an escalating national craze
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Police in California said a 23-year-old woman stole nearly $2,500 worth of Stanley cups. AdvertisementPolice in Roseville, California, said a Sacramento woman brazenly stole nearly $2,500 worth of Stanley cups — the hugely popular drinking vessels . She was arrested on a charge of grand theft, police said, with a subsequent search of her vehicle leading to the recovery of 65 Stanley products — valued at nearly $2,500. AdvertisementImages shared by the police department on Facebook show the trunk of a car filled with stolen merchandise — Stanley cups of varying sizes. The trunk of the suspect's car was filled with stolen Stanley products.

Persons: Stanley, Stanley Quencher, —, brazenly, Stanley Quenchers, influencers Organizations: Service, Police, Facebook, Roseville Police Locations: California, Roseville , California, Sacramento, Roseville, City

☆ Opinion: Teen obsession with skin care products isn’t a trend, it’s a warning sign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The closer you look at the teen (and even tween) skin care craze, the more blemishes appear. The modern rebranding of “beauty products” to “skin care” - reminiscent of that of “diets” to “lifestyles”- implies that simply leaving your skin alone is tantamount to negligence. In 2020, clinical skin care brand Murad enlisted high-school influencers to promote its rejuvenating serums on Instagram. Considering how many such products tend to feature in the average online skin care routine, the potential cost overall is breathtaking. The most worrying thing about today’s skin care craze isn’t just that the financial and emotional buy-in are completely out of proportion to the “need” being addressed.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, mascara, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, don’t, tweens, “, ”, Murad, Nil Sani, Gen Z Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN Locations: London, TikTok

☆ Here are 3 ways Gen Zers can build credit before renting their own place
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fg Trade | E+ | Getty ImagesRising inventory is helping push rent prices down. Many Gen Zers are still living with their parentsWhile some older Gen Zers were able to become homeowners during the Covid-19 pandemic, most did not. Gen Z includes those born between 1996 and 2012, according to Pew Research Center's definition, and the youngest members of that cohort are still teens and tweens. Of the Gen Z adults who currently rent, 27% say they can no longer afford the cost, the firm found. In the meantime, there are ways Gen Z adults can prepare, especially those at home saving on expenses.

Persons: Gen, Daryl Fairweather, Jacob Channel, It's, Zers, Intuit Credit Karma, Melissa Lambarena Organizations: Pew Research, Intuit Credit, Finance Locations: U.S

☆ The tween skin care craze: What is actually worth it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“ The most preventive skin care product that anyone can use is sunscreen,” she added. That is why it might not be the best idea to try to curb a tween or teen’s skin care obsession by saying, “You shouldn’t care so much about skin care,” Hida said. It is also important to keep an eye on whether an interest in skin care is a normal part of self-exploration or a sign of deeper issues. Families are the experts on their kids, Hida said, and she suggests looking for signs like fixated worry over appearance or a rigid skin care regimen. Skin care itself isn’t concerning, but how a person responds to it is what determines whether it is healthy or not, Hida said.

Persons: CNN — Tweens, aren’t, “, Dr, Jodi Ganz, ”, Rahma, Javon Ford, “ We’ve, Jessica Weiser, Weiser, Ford, ” Weiser, Ganz, tweens, “ That’s, they’ve, ” Hida, Hida, ” Ganz Organizations: CNN, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Why can’t today’s young adults leave the nest? Blame high housing costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But for young adults just starting out, soaring home prices and sky-high rents have become one of the greatest obstacles to making it on their own. Nearly one-third, or 31%, of Generation Z adults live at home with parents because they can't afford to buy or rent their own space, according to a recent report by Intuit Credit Karma that polled 1,249 people age 18 and older. Gen Z is generally defined as those born between 1996 and 2012, including a cohort of teens and tweens. Now, 25% of young adults live in a multigenerational household, up from just 9% five decades ago. 1 reason families are doubling up, Pew also found, due in part to ballooning student debt and housing costs.

Persons: tweens, Courtney Alev, Pew Organizations: Intuit Credit Karma, Finance, Intuit Credit, Pew Research Center

☆ Meta collected children’s data from Instagram accounts, unsealed court document alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The federal complaint calls for court orders prohibiting Meta from the practices the attorneys general allege violate the law. Civil penalties could add up to hundreds of millions of dollars, as Meta allegedly hosts millions of users who are teens and children. However, despite the company’s internal research confirming concerns with social comparison on its platforms, the lawsuit alleges Meta refused to change its algorithm. Eight additional attorneys general sued Meta last month in various state courts, making similar claims to the massive multistate federal lawsuit. Florida sued Meta in its own separate federal lawsuit, alleging the company misled users about potential health risks of its products.

Persons: Meta, “ Meta’s, ” Meta, Antigone Davis, “ We’ve, ”, Instagram, Adam Mosseri, “ Meta, Letitia James, ” James, Frances Haugen, Brian Fung Organizations: CNN, Meta, COPPA, Facebook, “, “ Social Locations: New York, Florida

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