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Sigma Boy Took Over Every Playground on Earth. ...

One song from Russia became Generation Alpha's global meme — #1 on Spotify's Viral 50, a top-ten Billboard chart spot, hundreds of millions of views, and a debate that only...

Sigma Boy Took Over Every Playground on Earth. ...

One song from Russia became Generation Alpha's global meme — #1 on Spotify's Viral 50, a top-ten Billboard chart spot, hundreds of millions of views, and a debate that only...

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The Dictionary Just Crowned a Gen Alpha Word. Y...

Collins named "mogging" — Gen Alpha slang for playfully outshining someone — its Word of the Year, up 210% in a year. The dictionary is not leading kid language anymore....

The Dictionary Just Crowned a Gen Alpha Word. Y...

Collins named "mogging" — Gen Alpha slang for playfully outshining someone — its Word of the Year, up 210% in a year. The dictionary is not leading kid language anymore....

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The Dictionary Crowned 'Maxxing' Word of the Ye...

Dictionary.com named 'maxxing' its 2026 Word of the Year on October 26 — searches jumped 19 times in a year. Adults hear a generation obsessed with optimizing everything. Kids hear...

The Dictionary Crowned 'Maxxing' Word of the Ye...

Dictionary.com named 'maxxing' its 2026 Word of the Year on October 26 — searches jumped 19 times in a year. Adults hear a generation obsessed with optimizing everything. Kids hear...

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Teens Log Eight Hours of Screens a Day. Nearly ...

Common Sense Media just published its first big census of kids' media life in five years — and the numbers are not the ones adults expected. Teens log more than...

Teens Log Eight Hours of Screens a Day. Nearly ...

Common Sense Media just published its first big census of kids' media life in five years — and the numbers are not the ones adults expected. Teens log more than...

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Pennsylvania Just Took the Phones. Gen Alpha's ...

Pennsylvania just passed a bell-to-bell school phone ban — phones secured away from the first bell to the last, in every public and private school in the state, with policies...

Pennsylvania Just Took the Phones. Gen Alpha's ...

Pennsylvania just passed a bell-to-bell school phone ban — phones secured away from the first bell to the last, in every public and private school in the state, with policies...

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The Oldest Gen Alpha Kids Just Clocked In. They...

The oldest Gen Alpha kids are 16 and entering the workforce — and a new AMS/Korn Ferry report says they're choosing healthcare and public service over retail, want honest pay...

The Oldest Gen Alpha Kids Just Clocked In. They...

The oldest Gen Alpha kids are 16 and entering the workforce — and a new AMS/Korn Ferry report says they're choosing healthcare and public service over retail, want honest pay...