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  • Social Media Addiction: Facebook Whistleblower Urges Congress to Act

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    The Ten

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    NBC Boston

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains the motivations of youth with social media and the differences between problematic social media use and chemical addictions.

    Get the whole story at NBC Boston.

  • Turning Points in a Digital Age

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    Frantzces Lys

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    Boston Globe

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich, in episode 3, gives advice on mindful digital media use.

    Get the whole story at Boston Globe.

  • “Abstinence from Screens”: How to Curb the Excessive Use of Electronics by Children in the Pandemic

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    BBC News Brasil

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    Época Negócios

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham explains the importance of understanding how screen media are used and whether they have any negative effects on a child’s life. (English translation)

    Get the whole story at Época Negócios.

  • China Sets Weekday Ban on Kids’ Videogame Play. Should You Do That, Too?

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    Julie Jargon

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    Wall Street Journal

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s new Pulse Survey is cited in an in-depth discussion of balancing screen media use.

    Get the whole story at Wall Street Journal.

  • Children’s Digital Wellbeing

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    Lal Kuzey Tan

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    Euromeds Magazine

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich, in an interview on page 8, clarifies many points about children’s digital wellbeing.

    Get the whole story at Euromeds Magazine.

  • How Do We Move Away From All The Screen Time Our Kids Are Used To Now?

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    Catherine Pearson

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    Huffpost

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    The Digital Wellness Lab, (an evolution from the Center on Media and Child Health,) contributes research-based expertise to the conversation about the roles of screens and of active play.

    Get the whole story at Huffpost.

  • Instagram to default young teens to private accounts, restrict ads and unwanted adult contact

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    Sarah Perez

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    TechCrunch

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    The Digital Wellness Lab helps Instagram seek best practices for media and youth.

    Get the whole story at TechCrunch.

  • Digital Detox: 10 tips for weaning the screens this summer

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    Children and Screens staff

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    Children and Screens

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham tells us how we can use seasonal schedule shifts to make changes in digital behavior.

    Get the whole story at Children and Screens.

  • Screen time has increased by as much as 500% during the pandemic, but should local parents panic?

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    Della Hasselle

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    NOLA.com

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains the importance of engaging with children and their screen use.

    Get the whole story at NOLA.com.

  • Doing everything online – mental wellbeing vs digital addiction effects on human interaction

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    Boris Ohanyan

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    The Digital Watch

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Jill R. Kavanaugh and Kristelle Lavallee Collins explain the benefits of taking a holistic approach to media and of not framing media with a negative bias.

    Get the whole story at The Digital Watch.

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