The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich brings up school-related and ambient exposure to screens as additional context to large pandemic-related recreational screen use increases in children.
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Screen Time of Teens Rise to 7.7 Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic on Top of Online School: Study
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Researchers study TikTok videos as unexplained tics appear in teens
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich points out that suggestible symptoms like tics can cause widespread effects on any large media platform.
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Screen time among teenagers during COVID more than doubled outside of virtual school, study finds
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains the complex relationship between screen media use and youth mental health
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Pandemic myths are all over social media—and they’re dangerous for kids
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains the importance of teaching developing young minds how to discern good information from misinformation.
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Social Media Addiction: Facebook Whistleblower Urges Congress to Act
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains the motivations of youth with social media and the differences between problematic social media use and chemical addictions.
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Turning Points in a Digital Age
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich, in episode 3, gives advice on mindful digital media use.
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“Abstinence from Screens”: How to Curb the Excessive Use of Electronics by Children in the Pandemic
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham explains the importance of understanding how screen media are used and whether they have any negative effects on a child’s life. (English translation)
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China Sets Weekday Ban on Kids’ Videogame Play. Should You Do That, Too?
The Digital Wellness Lab’s new Pulse Survey is cited in an in-depth discussion of balancing screen media use.
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Children’s Digital Wellbeing
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich, in an interview on page 8, clarifies many points about children’s digital wellbeing.
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How Do We Move Away From All The Screen Time Our Kids Are Used To Now?
The Digital Wellness Lab, (an evolution from the Center on Media and Child Health,) contributes research-based expertise to the conversation about the roles of screens and of active play.
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