well-being

Sharing the Secret Sauce: Translating Research into Practice with Sesame Workshop & The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Meaningful Play 2026

by Administrator
September 15, 2026

Join Sesame Workshop & The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for a 90-minute playful, interactive workshop at Meaningful Play. We’ll share case studies on how we’ve applied research to practice, introduce

Beyond the Headset: Building Immersive Experiences That Help Young People Thrive

by Catherine Jhee
June 15, 2026

Virtual reality is no longer a technology of the future. For a growing number of children and teenagers, immersive experiences are becoming part of everyday play, learning, creativity, and social

Highlights from the 2026 Youth Design Team

by Colin Angevine
May 4, 2026

This spring, we wrapped up our third annual Youth Design Team. Hosted in partnership with In Tandem, this cohort of 10 teenagers from across the country engaged with our 2026

When Algorithms Shape Appetites: Helping Families Navigate Food, Bodies, and Tech Together

by the California Partners Project
February 18, 2026

Kids today don’t just learn about food, health, and bodies at the dinner table or in school. They learn from livestreams, social feeds, gaming platforms, and influencers—often before adults even

Designing Safe Online Communities to Promote Digital Thriving

by Catherine Jhee
December 15, 2025

What do kids have to do with the 500 billion dollar video game industry?Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, we recognize that for so many young people, online play

Youth and Well-Being at UNGA80

by Catherine Jhee
October 2, 2025

Last week, during the United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA80), the Joan Ganz Cooney Center was honored to participate in important conversations about how technology is shaping young people’s lives—and what

The 2025 WBxD Fellows Take Their Show on the Road

by Sarah Jacobstein
July 31, 2025

What did our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind? A lot, it turns out!During the intensive five-month program, the 12 mid-career designers

Panel at IDC 2025: Innovating Digital Play: Partnership for research-driven industry impact

by Administrator
June 10, 2025

The goal of this panel is to present a research and industry design deployment collaboration, in designing digital play for children’s well-being. The panel will share processes, learnings, and ideas moving forward,

Playing with Well-Being By Design at Games for Change 2025

by Administrator
May 30, 2025

Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Games for Change 2025 Festival on Friday, June 27 for a workshop on creating games that promote children’s well-being. Hear how Fred

Into the Digital Future: Teens, Technology, and Trust with Amanda Lenhart

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
February 27, 2025

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, hosts Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins sit down with long-time mixed methods researcher Amanda Lenhart to discuss her journey into internet research

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