Youth and Next Gen
What is happening with the people coming up next.
What Gen Alpha Group Chats Actually Look Like
Gen Alpha is the first generation that has never known social media without group chats as the primary communication mode. The patterns...
Why Are So Many Young People Afraid to Make Phone Calls?
Plenty of young adults will text all day but freeze at the thought of a phone call. The reason is not laziness, and the fix matters more...
Why Do So Many Teens Quit Their First Job in 90 Days?
A large share of young workers leave their first job within three months. The reasons say more about the workplace than the worker.
Why Are Young People So Afraid of Phone Calls?
A generation raised on text messages treats a ringing phone like an emergency. The reasons are real, and the skill they are missing matters...
What Schools Quietly Stopped Teaching an Entire Generation
A generation is leaving school without the hands-on and practical skills that used to be standard. Here is what disappeared and why it...
Why Are So Many Teens Quitting Social Media on Purpose?
A growing number of young people are deleting the apps or going dumbphone by choice. Their reasons say a lot about where the next...
5 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Their First Job
A first job teaches more than how to earn money, and the teens who walk in prepared get further than the ones who learn everything the hard...
What Gen Z Knows About Money That Millennials Missed
Gen Z is starting Roth IRAs four years earlier, running honest rent versus buy math, and talking salaries publicly. Five moves the cohort...
What Young People Lose by Skipping the Trades
A whole generation was told the trades were a backup plan. The cost of that message is coming due.
What Teens Lose by Turning 18 Without Money Skills
Most teens reach adulthood having never managed real money. The gap shapes the first decade of their adult lives, and closing it is simpler...
Why Are Teenagers Choosing Trade Skills Over College?
A growing number of young people are skipping the four year path, and their reasons are more practical than rebellious.
Why Are Teens Afraid to Make Phone Calls?
Many young people dread placing a simple phone call, and the reasons behind that fear say something useful about how they grew up...
What Gen Alpha Actually Spends Money On in 2026
The list looks nothing like millennial spending at the same age. Some categories are gone. Others are new. Parents are usually a category...
Why Are Teen Savings Rates Suddenly Climbing?
Average teen bank balances are 38 percent higher than they were in 2023. The reasons are not financial literacy class. They are app design,...
5 Life Skills Schools Still Do Not Teach Teens
Teenagers can graduate knowing the quadratic formula but not how a credit card works. Here are five gaps worth closing before adulthood...
Why Are Teenagers So Exhausted Right Now?
Teen tiredness is not laziness. A real shift in their biology collides with early school start times and packed schedules to leave them...
Why Do So Many Young Adults Dread Phone Calls?
A generation raised on texting often freezes at the thought of a live phone call. The fear is real, the reasons are understandable, and the...
3 Reasons More Teens Are Choosing Trades Over College
A growing share of young people are skipping the four-year path for skilled trades. Three forces are driving the shift, and none of them...
What a First Job Really Teaches a Teenager
The paycheck is the smallest part. The real lessons of a teenager's first job are the ones no classroom can deliver.
Why Do Teens Read So Few Books for Fun Now?
Reading for pleasure among teenagers has fallen for years. The reasons are not what most adults assume, and the fix is simpler than it...
The First Job Skill Schools Refuse To Teach
The skill almost no high school graduate has at their first job is the ability to read a paycheck. Schools have known about the gap for...
Why Do So Many Teens Struggle to Make Phone Calls?
A generation raised on texting often dreads a simple phone call. The reason is not laziness, and the fix matters more than most parents...
5 Trades That Out-Earn a Four Year Degree
A four year degree is not the only path to a strong income. Several skilled trades pay well, start sooner, and skip the student debt.
Teens Don't Need More Confidence, They Need Competence
We keep telling young people to believe in themselves. Real confidence does not come from praise, it comes from getting good at something...