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  • Attorneys General Call For Social Media Warning Labels

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    Colin Kirkland

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    MediaPost

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    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.

    Get the whole story at MediaPost.

  • Boston Children’s doctor says research shows “phones have no business in schools”

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    Kristina Rex

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    WBZ News

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

    Get the whole story at WBZ News.

  • Questions over possible NJ school cellphone ban

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    Hannah Gross

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    NJ Spotlight News

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

    Get the whole story at NJ Spotlight News .

  • Phones, social media and kids: Experts weigh in

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    Lisa L. Colangelo

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    Newsday

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    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.

    Get the whole story at Newsday.

  • Kids, Screens, and Schools: How worried should we be?

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    Emily Oster

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    ParentData with Emily Oster

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

    Get the whole story at ParentData with Emily Oster.

  • It’s time to face the facts

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    Emily Schario & Gia Orsino

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    The B-Side

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    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.

    Get the whole story at The B-Side.

  • How to Manage Your Teen’s Social Media and Phone Use, According to Experts

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    Kara Baskin

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    Boston Magazine

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    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.

    Get the whole story at Boston Magazine.

  • The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

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    Kara Baskin

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    Boston Magazine

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich goes in depth about educating kids about the power and the drawbacks of phones.

    Get the whole story at Boston Magazine.

  • Students are “addicted:” Minnesota principals back school cell phone limits

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    Kyle Stokes

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    Axios

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s founder, Dr. Michael Rich, explains that phones are powerful tools that kids should be taught to use safely.

    Get the whole story at Axios.

  • Families navigating adolescence offline find that life as a teen without social media is not easy

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    Jocelyn Gecker

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    Milwaukee Independent

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    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

    Get the whole story at Milwaukee Independent.

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