If you’ve ever stared at your homework feeling stuck, you’re not alone. Many children say it makes them feel stressed, bored, or even anxious. Why do teachers keep giving you work to do at home when ...

For 16-year-old Santiago Gonzalez-Winthrop, there’s more than one kind of boredom. Sometimes, like on his family’s digital “detox days,” boredom feels like a claustrophobic craving for his smartphone.

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