Parents need to know that The Fault in Our Stars is a story about teens fighting cancer, and sensitive readers might be uncomfortable with the subject matter and sometimes graphic descriptions of what ...

Parents need to know that Art Spiegelman's The Complete Maus is a powerful graphic-novel memoir of the Holocaust that features disturbing content. Jews are drawn as anthropomorphic mice; Germans are ...

Set after the fall of the Empire depicted in the original trilogy of stories in the Star Wars universe, THE MANDALORIAN depicts a new hero. The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) is a lone wolf hard at work ...

Parents need to know that Pokémon GO is an insanely popular augmented reality game based on the Pokémon franchise of video games, card games, and other media. Its broad appeal and use of internet ...

Gun violence in several scenes: A farmer shoots and kills a goose character; the recon robots sent to retrieve the main robot have guns and use them in an extended chase scene; and the animals shoot a ...

Parents need to know that Relationship Goals, based on Michael Todd's bestselling faith-based self-help book, is a romantic comedy starring Kelly Rowland that's set against the world of morning ...

Anyone raising a son is all too familiar with the rhythms of digital life. Between the nonstop notifications, ceaseless social media scrolling, and late-night gaming sessions, boys are figuring out ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2025—Common Sense Media today released a comprehensive risk assessment finding that AI chatbots are fundamentally unsafe for teen mental health support. The research, conducted ...

Parents need to know that A Very Jonas Christmas Movie is a goofy, madcap holiday adventure starring the Jonas Brothers. Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas have just finished their tour and are ready to see ...

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From social media to gaming, apps, and more, adolescent boys spend hours each day online. Our new research reveals how this relates to their identities, relationships, and emotional well-being. We ...