Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)

Emily Weinstein, PhD | Harvard University | Carrie James, PhD | Harvard University

What are teens actually doing on their smartphones? In "Behind Their Screens," Emily Weinstein, PhD, and Carrie James, PhD, Harvard researchers who are experts on teens and technology, explore the complexities that teens face in their digital lives, and suggest that many adult efforts to help—“Get off your phone!” “Just don't sext!”—fall short.