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Fellow Travelers: Alanna Powers
Alanna Powers, Research and Program Specialist at the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), shares her thoughts on making tech safer and healthier for kids.
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Q2 2024 Roundup
Q2 found the Digital Wellness Lab hard at work releasing new research, and convening stakeholders, including teens, to promote positive and healthy digital media experiences.
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Young People, Body Image and Social Media
In this research brief, we explore the effects of popular media on social comparison and body image, as well as steps that can be taken to protect children.
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Navigating Summertime #Screentime
Learn about the benefits of boredom and get age-appropriate tips to help you guide your child towards a healthy relationship with screens this summer and all year long.
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Recommendations for Industry: Digital Gaming & Social Interactions
Our recommendations for game developers and platforms emphasize the importance of fostering positive, enjoyable, and fulfilling interactions within gaming environments.
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Conversations with Clinicians: David Urion, MD, FAAN
Neurologist David K. Urion, MD, FAAN shares his thoughts on why forcing your child to take a luddite approach to digital media never works, along with his strategies for helping to take charge of their interactive media use.
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Where to Start: Mental Health Resources From Mental Health America
May is Mental Health Month and we’re sharing resources to help you take action toward protecting your mental health and overall wellbeing, and that of your loved ones.
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Teen Voices: Geo
Geo, a member of our 2023-24 Student Advisory Council, shares that when it comes to digital wellbeing and technology, the adult view that the absence of devices is optimal, is unidimensional and unrealistic for today’s youth.
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Advocacy and Activism Online
In this research brief, we explore youth advocacy and activism online in order to understand what they are experiencing and how it may affect them now and in the future.
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Teen Voices: Sharon
Sharon, a member of our 2023-24 Student Advisory Council, shares what adults don’t understand about teens and the impact of social media on their lives, stressing that not all teens are the same.
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Pulse Survey: Digital Gaming and Social Interaction
In this Pulse Survey, we asked over 1,400 adolescents (ages 13-17) about the different scenarios and contexts involved in their social video game play.
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Key Takeaways from Our 2024 Pulse Survey on Social Gaming
In our most recent Pulse Survey, Digital Gaming and Social Interaction, we asked over 1,400 adolescents about their social video game play.
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Are Cell Phone Bans in Schools the Answer?
This post includes our thoughts on cell phone bans and recommendations for how educators and families can think about setting norms around personal device use in their schools.
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Teen Voices: Brian Z.
Brian Z. is a member of the Digital Wellness Lab’s 2023-24 Student Advisory Council. He has thought deeply about how to make the internet healthier for young people.
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Conversations with Clinicians: Deirdre Logan, PhD
Deirdre Logan, PhD, is a Pediatric Psychologist at Boston Children’s specializing in complex chronic pain management.