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I wished my parents know more about me, my characteristic, my interest. And wished we interacted with each other like we are friends, and explored the world together.

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Illustration of a car with alarmed passengers labeled “Parental controls,” “Screen time lock,” and “Phone bans,” speeding with no brakes next to the text “GO BEYOND EYEBALLS—not addiction, pay for outcomes.”.

Emotional Wellness

Beyond Eyeballs: Pay for Outcomes, Not Addiction

After several high-stakes responsible-tech applications and helping my daughters through college applications, I finally took a Monday off. Sauna. Cold plunge. Steam. Massage. Except…everywhere the blue light from screens stole the stillness. Signs on the changing room doors banned phones; guests had signed waivers agreeing to it; steam rooms could

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Emotional Wellness

How curaJOY started

The Toll of Continuous (and Ineffective) Therapy on a Family For over five years, behavior therapists, counselors, and social workers came into our home 3 to 5 hours at a time, five days a week. My neurotypical daughter flipped out one day and said, “Mom, can we just have one

curaJOY surveys 160 Youths on Effective Interventions" and "Youth Cyberbullying Support Survey.

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Youth Cyberbullying: What 160 Young People told us

From WhatsApp to TikTok, young people share how cyberbullying impacts them and the fixes they believe in. Cyberbullying is one of the most pressing challenges facing young people today. To better understand its impact and explore what kinds of support actually help, we conducted a Youth Cyberbullying Support and Intervention