October 2021

The Digital Wellness Lab’s Knowledge Manager, Kaitlin Tiches, points out the limited information gained by location sharing.

The Digital Wellness Lab’s collaboration with Roblox on their Youth Engagement Program is cited.

Dr. Michael Rich, founder of the Digital Wellness Lab, goes in depth on screen use, including the 5 M’s of Digital Wellness.

Data from the Digital Wellness Lab’s white paper Connected Play: Adolescent Gaming and Perceived Loneliness is discussed.

Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences, a pulse survey from the Digital Wellness Lab, provides data for a look into how teens interact with social media.

The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich considers phones to be distractions from learning at school and potential barriers to developing independence.

Digital Wellness Lab Research Director Dr. David Bickham explains the value of buy-in and consistency when establishing phone rules with kids.

Dr. Michael Rich of the Digital Wellness Lab provides tips on parenting in a world with social media & smartphones and examples of how access to community can be a benefit of these technologies.

Digital Wellness Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich engages in an extensive conversation about how kids are growing up increasingly intertwined with technology.

Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, Program Administrator for the Digital Wellness Lab, comments on the important of evidence-based health information and the danger of self-diagnosis.