Director Dr. Michael Rich of the Digital Wellness Lab comments about the unprecedented rapid-fire attention shifts that kids are exposed to now.
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Are Screens Shrinking Our Kids’ Attention Spans?
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What is ‘Looksmaxxing’ and why are doctors sounding the alarm?
The Digital Wellness Lab’s 2022 Pulse Survey Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences is cited for statistics on social media’s effects on teen body image.
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Decentering screens in our everyday lives
Dr. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, Consulting Psychologist with the Digital Wellness Lab, talks in depth about the complex tradeoffs inherent in time on screen for kids.
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Would cellphone or social media ban work? Boston Children’s Hospital doctor weighs in.
Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Digital Wellness Lab, weighs in on the hot topic of banning devices and media use by kids and teens.
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Why Monitoring Alone Isn’t Enough To Keep Teens Safe Online
Digital Wellness Lab research is cited on the topic of negative teen reactions to undisclosed surveillance.
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Landmark verdicts against social media companies in the USA
Digital Wellness Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich comments on the complexity of youth interaction with social media and on the importance of young people contributing to the conversation about their experiences.
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Column: When it comes to social media, parents may be the ‘anxious generation’
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Family Digital Wellness Guide is called out as an excellent research-backed resource.
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Can’t put your phone down? Here’s why you should try — from one local researcher
Digital Wellness Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich engages in an in-depth interview about healthy device usage.
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From Ucbm LockBox: ‘active disconnection’ to foster students’ concentration, relationships and well-being
Visiting Graduate Student Simone D’Amico‘s work is highlighted as combining academic research with technological solutions.
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[Children growing up with AI: 1.5 million receiving “individualized lessons” in the US; experts fear a sense of emptiness.]
Original title: AIと育つ子どもたち、米国で150万人｢個別授業｣ 専門家恐れる虚無感
Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, Innovation Strategist with the Digital Wellness Lab, explains the Lab’s role in developing much sought-after guidelines for AI technology use in products for kids.
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