Author: Anne Cordier, Professeure des Universités en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, Université de Lorraine

Teenagers can seem to have their phones glued to their hands – yet they won’t answer them when they ring. This scenario, which is all too familiar to many parents, can seem absurd and frustrating, or even alarming to some. Yet it also speaks volumes about the way 13-to-18-year-olds now connect (or fail to connect) […]

“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” – or so they say. During the long holidays many parents will be spending more time with their teens and looking to police their screen time in the hope of getting them outdoors. They’ll be on the lookout for one type of behaviour in particular: doomscrolling. Designing endless, mind-numbing […]