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Apps, sites, and text hotlines help kids cope with mental health issues from cyberbullying to suicide.

Online spaces can be confusing, scary, and shaky. Here are some ideas for you to discuss with your kids and tips to handle hate speech.

For kids with special needs, video games can offer opportunities to practice everything from communication skills to organization.

Gender stereotypes in movies and on TV shows are more than persistent; they're teaching kids what the culture expects of boys and girls.

More and more young people are embracing this idea and identifying as gender-fluid, and there are a handful of apps and games to reflect their experiences.

Learn how what you post on social media can hurt — and help — the admissions process.

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Eight ideas to make your device more usable for kids with special needs.

From selfies to shout-outs, girls are using social media both to build up and break down their self-image.