Pritika K. is a member of the Digital Wellness Lab’s 2023-24 Student Advisory Council. She shares what she would like to see changed to make tech healthier for teens, and…
The Landscape of Gaming for Children and Adolescents Video gaming is an extremely popular pastime for children, adolescents, and young adults. In the U.S., teens and tweens who game are…
Pediatrician, Adolescent MedicineBoston Children’s Hospital Associate Professor of PediatricsHarvard Medical School “At the Digital Wellness Lab, we believe that by sharing innovative, rigorous, independent research and clinical expertise, we can…
In our most recent Pulse Survey, we asked 1,505 young people between the ages of 15 and 22 about aspects of their social media use using a unique approach…
Frances Grimstad, MD, MS believes we need to rethink how we interact with information and each other, and there is inherent value in slowing down and hitting pause.
We are proud of our efforts to create a healthier digital ecosystem for kids and the last few months have been especially rewarding! We have been out sharing insights from…
Just as we wouldn’t hand a child a power tool without first teaching them how to use it, we should teach our kids to use their devices in a positive,…