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Media Moment: Fear of Missing Out December 13, 2021 I received my first phone and first tablet when I was in middle school. As soon as I got them, I couldn’t help but start to check out everything they… Read More
Webinar: Real Risks & Benefits of Building & Gaming in Virtual Worlds December 9, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about all the things immersive gaming technology has to offer and what families need to be aware of before the play begins. Read More
Digital Wellness Lab Applauds Surgeon General’s Youth Mental Health Advisory December 8, 2021 In October 2021, when the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association released a statement declaring the “worsening crisis in… Read More
Webinar: Community of Concern: Social media and youth mental health November 15, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about how screen time and social media affect youth mental health and ways to promote healthy technology habits. Read More
Building Social-Emotional Skills With Technology: How to Use SEL to Cultivate Digital Wellness November 8, 2021 Throughout the past two decades, social-emotional learning has evolved into one of the most frequently talked about (and researched) topics within the field of education. Read More
Defining Digital Wellness November 1, 2021 When the Digital Wellness Lab launched in March, 2021, its mission was clear, to understand and promote wellness in the digital age. Less straightforward was the definition of “digital wellness”,… Read More
Is Social Media the Tobacco of the 21st Century? October 29, 2021 Social media, as former Facebook president Sean Parker famously acknowledged, is “exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology” by creating a “social validation feedback loop”. In a country where over 85%… Read More
Media use and the “new normal” October 27, 2021 The Digital Wellness Lab's real-time survey reveals how parents felt their child’s media use changed throughout the summer and into the school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. When we first… Read More
Webinar: Silent Screams in Screens October 25, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about how to recognize, treat, prevent and talk to kids and teens about cyberbullying. Read More
Media Moment: Overactive Activism on Social Media October 1, 2021 To be completely honest, when I was younger, I was never interested in the news. I hated it when my parents wanted to listen to the news on the radio.… Read More
Webinar: Family Digital Wellness: When is the Internet a Problem? October 1, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about addressing and reducing the negative consequences of Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU), while helping children, adolescents, and young adults in your life adopt and… Read More
Webinar: Back to School September 28, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about strategies for a successful back-to-school transition after a year of schooling and socializing online. Read More
Media Moment: Goodbye TikTok! September 25, 2021 Hi! My name is Nadia Ruberg. I am in middle school and I love to sing, swim, and act. Let's just get one thing straight: I used to be VERY… Read More