Meet Kathy Cooney, CIMAID Clinical Social Worker
Earlier this year we welcomed Kathy Cooney, LICSW to the Digital Wellness Lab and Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID) team here at Boston Children’s Hospital.
5 Strategies for Setting Digital Media Boundaries and Guidelines for Kids: A Guide for Parents
Digital media have become deeply embedded in our kids' lives, with screen time often beginning during toddlerhood. These technologies can provide cognitive, social, and emotional benefits, such as expanded learning
Sharenting: Understanding the Impact on Our Children’s Privacy and Well-being
Sharenting refers to parents sharing content about their children online. Sharenting is an easy, accessible way to share experiences and relate to other parents.
Pulse Survey (Mar 2023) — How Teens View Parental Rules & Online Safety Features
The Digital Wellness Lab connects with adolescents regularly throughout the year using short Pulse Surveys to help us better understand their perspectives on “hot button” topics related to technology and
Benefits of Video Game Play: Content and Context Matter
Sam Schwamm is a research intern with the Lab and provides support on multiple Lab projects, assisting in data collection, management, and analysis. His academic and professional interests center
What’s Going With Us: A Guide for Parents from a Teen
Ibne Tamim is a senior at Manhattan Center For Science and Mathematics High School in New York City. Her passion and interest in behavioral and cognitive psychology inspired her to
How You (and Your Kids) Can Feel Empowered by Social Media
All parents want the same thing: to raise their kids to be good humans. Part of that means learning what we can and passing that knowledge on to our kids.
What the Pandemic Did to Us: My Experience and a Little Advice for Parents
About the author: Allison Flewelling is a Peabody Memorial High School student interested in a career in medicine. During the summer of 2022, she was a COACH intern with the
Intern Spotlight: Sam Schwamm
Meet our graduate research intern, Sam Schwamm! Sam is a second-year Master’s student in the Eliot-Pearson Child Study and Human Development program at Tufts University. He joined the Digital Wellness