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Research & Reflections


Digital wellbeing isn't just a teen challenge...
Simple shifts in adult perspectives can change how families talk about digital life — together.
Jacqueline Vickery
5 min read


The point was never perfect screen time. It was a good summer.
How to let go of the guilt and integrate media in ways that fit your family this season.
Jacqueline Vickery
4 min read


Body Image in the Age of AI
In a synthetic media environment, the beauty ideal is no longer something teens watch from a distance, and critical awareness alone won't protect them from it.
Jacqueline Vickery
7 min read


Three Questions to Ask When You’re Worried About Your Teen’s Phone Habits
When a teen’s phone use starts to feel like a problem, the instinct is often to set a rule...But what if we’re asking the wrong question?
Jacqueline Vickery
1 min read


Two Landmark Verdicts. Now What?
The Meta and YouTube verdicts mark a real shift in platform accountability. Here's what the conversation that follows needs to get right.
Jacqueline Vickery
8 min read


Half of Teens Are Trying to Cut Back on Social Media. Adults Are Getting in the Way.
The gap between what teens need and what adults keep offering
Jacqueline Vickery
6 min read


Rethinking Teen Connection in a Networked World
Why Nuance Matters in Digital Wellbeing Research
Jacqueline Vickery
4 min read


I Don’t Talk About “Screen Time” for the Same Reason I Don’t Talk About Calories
Why counting and restriction miss the bigger picture, and what routines offer instead
Jacqueline Vickery
7 min read


Growing Up When AI Is Everywhere
In systems optimized for constant use, developmental vulnerability becomes a resource rather than a condition to be protected.
Jacqueline Vickery
7 min read


How TikTok Is Reshaping What It Means to Search
Rather than relying primarily on institutional authority, many students draw on experiential credibility, asking who has lived something, who can show it, and who explains it clearly.
Jacqueline Vickery
4 min read


When Platforms Generate Harm
The Grok controversy reveals how generative AI platform design can produce harm, raising urgent questions about youth safety and responsibility.
Jacqueline Vickery
5 min read


Before We Hand Classrooms to AI, Let’s Ask the Right Questions
An analysis of AI hype in education, examining claims of democratization, equity gaps, surveillance, and what past ed-tech promises reveal.
Jacqueline Vickery
5 min read
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