Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Digital Wellness Lab, touts the value of communication and structure in helping kids develop healthy social media and device habits.
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How to Manage Your Teen’s Social Media and Phone Use, According to Experts
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The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich goes in depth about educating kids about the power and the drawbacks of phones.
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Students are “addicted:” Minnesota principals back school cell phone limits
The Digital Wellness Lab’s founder, Dr. Michael Rich, explains that phones are powerful tools that kids should be taught to use safely.
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Families navigating adolescence offline find that life as a teen without social media is not easy
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich conveys that social media is the environment young people inhabit in ways their predecessors can struggle to understand
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How young is too young to be left home alone?
Dr. Erica Lee, Consulting Psychologist with the Digital Wellness Lab, cites the Lab’s Family Guide to Creating Shared Media Use Agreements as a part of structuring kids’ use of media and tech.
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The Worst Feature Apple Ever Made
Dr. David Bickham, who directs the Digital Wellness Lab’s research activities, stresses the importance of context when evaluating social media use.
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The news cycle has been intense. Should you be hope-scrolling instead?
Dr. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, Consulting Psychologist with the Digital Wellness Lab, advises awareness of how social media content makes you feel.
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Pinterest Doing Right By The Planet According To 2024 ESG Impact Report
Pinterest’s founding committment to the Inspired Internet Pledge, an initiative of the Digital Wellness Lab, is featured.
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Kids’ screen time can be a positive, pediatrician says
The Digital Wellness Lab’s director, Dr. Michael Rich, advises a calm and reasoned approach to developing best practices regarding kids and screen media.
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Wie Eltern ihre Kinder schützen können
Dr. Michael Rich, founder of the Digital Wellness Lab, emphasizes the importance of Modeling, Mentoring, and Monitoring—from the 5 M’s of Digital Wellness
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