Children are replacing real friendship with AI, and experts are worried about how easily chatbots integrate themselves into ...

Kids also go through periods when they have a best friend and periods when they don’t — in another study, two-thirds of fifth-graders had a best friend, leaving about 33 percent without.

Instead of always giving in, parents need to be steadfast in their willingness to do the hard things needed to keep their kids safe, Michelle Obama said.

Having a friend like Divya’s can be a joy for kids, just as it can be for adults. “We all would like to have somebody who is there for us through thick and thin, and who knows us deeply and ...

Kids are forming emotional bonds with chatbots. With digital literacy and parental guidance, these interactions can strike a healthy balance, supporting learning and creativity.