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- Student Well-Being New Florida Law Aims to Get Kids Off Social Media. Will It Work?The law is one way the state is addressing what it sees as the negative effects of social media on children.Student Well-Being Opinion 4 Steps Students Can Take to Help Make Tough DecisionsWhen students feel stuck, they can harness the power of the nonconscious mind to help them move forward.Student Well-Being Video A Clinical Psychologist Offers Tips on Healthy Tech Use for StudentsThere’s a disconnect between parents and schools over who should take ownership of students’ tech use.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Students Think Social Media Is Fine, But Teachers See a Mental Health MinefieldIt's important for adults to recognize and understand teens’ perspectives in order to teach healthy social media habits.Student Well-Being Q&A 'It Terrifies Me': Clinical Psychologist on Tech Overuse in the Age of AILisa Strohman has dedicated her career to connecting the dots between tech overuse/misuse and mental health problems.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Social Media Is Hurting Social-Emotional Skills. How 4 School Districts Are Fighting BackA majority of educators believe social media negatively impacts students’ social-emotional skills, an EdWeek Research Center survey found.Student Well-Being How Teaching Kids 'Digital Agency' Can Make Social Media a Positive Place for ThemDigital agency includes a set of skills educators can teach to help students avoid social media "thinking traps."Student Well-Being The News Media Can Be Especially Depressing for LGBTQ+ StudentsFrom Nex Benedict's death to transgender athlete bills, educators must understand the ripple effects of these events, experts say.Student Well-Being Opinion Has Spirit Week Lost Its Sparkle? Here’s What Research Says Schools Can Do About ItHow research explains why special events can lose their luster as well as how educators can change that trajectory.Student Well-Being Weight-Loss Drugs Are the Talk of Social Media, and Teens Are ListeningWeight-loss drugs' popularity are feeding into the concerns that teenagers, particularly girls, have long had about body image.Student Well-Being Opinion School Sports Matter. How to Make Them Matter MoreThe skills we hope sports will teach are the very ones that help produce successful graduates and responsible citizens.Student Well-Being Death of Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict After School Fight Is Ruled a Suicide, Medical Examiner SaysA summary autopsy report was released more than a month after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict.Student Well-Being Opinion Talking About a Growth Mindset Isn’t Enough. Here’s What Makes a Difference for StudentsTeachers can make structured changes that encourage students to challenge themselves.Student Well-Being How Coaches Can Be a Source of Mental Health Support for Student-AthletesCoaches interact with kids all the time and are well placed to support students' mental health—but they need more training.Student Well-Being Opinion How Bad Journalism Encourages Bad Education ResearchFavorable accounts of lackluster studies corrode the credibility of both researchers and reporters.