Digital Wellness Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich explains that there are both risks and uses of powerful tools like the technologies of the internet era.
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How Excessive Screen Time is Impacting Your Child’s Brain
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Watch out for social media influencers, beauty product ads
Young People, Body Image and Social Media, a research brief created by the Digital Wellness Lab’s Knowledge Manager, Kaitlin Tiches, is cited.
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Keller: Why “brain rot” is Oxford’s word of the year
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich advises engagement and consistency in structuring children’s internet use.
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Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
The Digital Wellness Lab’s recommendation of usage of the phrase “problematic interactive media use” is cited.
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With new safety update, Roblox aims to boost protection for young gamers
Dr. Michael Rich emphasizes the importance of tailoring the guardrails around kids’ gaming time to each kids maturity and common sense.
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GameWell 2024 Empowers Parents and Kids to Build Positive Gaming Habits Together
The Digital Wellness Lab’s contributions to the GameWell 2024 virtual summit are cited.
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A Boston psychiatrist weighs in on the Mass. TikTok lawsuit and digital wellness
Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Tsappis provides answers on how to help kids stay healthy in a digital world.
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How GPS Tracking of Teens 24/7 Impacts Parent-Child Relationships
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Knowledge Manager, Kaitlin Tiches, points out the limited information gained by location sharing.
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Roblox establishes council to help teens protect their own
The Digital Wellness Lab’s collaboration with Roblox on their Youth Engagement Program is cited.
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Tips On Kids’ & Teens’ Screentime
Dr. Michael Rich, founder of the Digital Wellness Lab, goes in depth on screen use, including the 5 M’s of Digital Wellness.
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