The American Academy of Pediatrics’s (AAP) new policy statement on digital ecosystems, children, and adolescents is a meaningful shift in how we talk about kids’ lives online. Instead of reducing the conversation to “screen time” or putting the burden solely on parents, the AAP uses...
For the past few years, conversations about AI in education have tended to swing between urgency and abstraction, framed as either a looming threat or a transformative solution. But for many students, educators, and families, AI isn’t theoretical — it’s already part of daily life. By...
We often talk about “systems change” in youth work, but we rarely slow down to ask what real change actually looks like. One of the most helpful thinkers on this topic is historian and philosopher Thomas Kuhn, who argued that progress doesn’t usually unfold gradually....
In a world of endless scrolling and constant notifications, a growing number of young adults are asking a powerful question: what happens if we just stop? A recent study explored this concept, termed "digital quiet," by asking 18 to 24-year-olds, a generation raised online, to...
This June, for the second summer in a row, I returned to Fluent for a summer internship. Excited by the opportunity to learn from such a talented group of researchers once again, I was eager to continue building on what I learned the previous summer,...
At first glance, Positive Youth Development and the Native Tongues might seem to live in different worlds — one grounded in research and youth policy, the other born from hip-hop’s playful, inventive spirit. Look closer and you see the same heartbeat: Young people thrive when...