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Hey Big Tech, Now is the Perfect Time to Support...
Joan Ganz Cooney Center | May 27, 2021
Digital devices in the hands of today’s teens and tweens are here to stay. We need to start investing in the digital infrastructure that undergirds...
Screen time and kids: Parents need to worry less about...
CNN | July 29, 2020
When it comes to screen time, parents should start worrying less about the amount of time their teenagers are online and instead focus on the...
The pandemic is raising concerns about how teens use technology....
Vox | July 29, 2020
A new report from Common Sense Media analyzes current research on how social media impacts teens’ mental health.
The long-term biological effects of COVID-19 stress on kids’ future...
The Conversation | July 12, 2020
The pandemic response has put the long-term health and well-being of children and adolescents at risk, with the possibility of seismic shifts in population health...
The hidden costs of COVID-19 for children
The Province | May 30, 2020
OPINION: Many of the changes associated with the pandemic — from family income to parental stress — can negatively impact children’s developing brains, immune…
Panicking about your Kids’ Phones?: New Research Says Don’t
NY Times | January 17, 2020
A growing number of academics are challenging assumptions about the negative effects of social media and smartphones on children.
Podcast: Kids Are Not Hurt by Screen Time
Scientific American | September 1, 2019
A daily quick take on science.
Optimize Algorithms to Support Kids Online, Not Exploit Them
Wired | April 1, 2019
Young people benefit from their online interactions. Locking them out of the internet isn’t the answer to commercial bad actors.
The Kids (Who Use Tech) Seem to be Alright
Scientific American | January 1, 2019
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and...
We’ve Got the Screen Time Debate All Wrong: Let’s Fix...
Wired | December 1, 2018
The narrative around tech addiction has been driven more by fear than facts. But that's finally starting to change.