Social media is devastating teens’ mental health. Here’s what parents can do.
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich contributes practical advice on how to help children develop healthy media habits.
Read the full article at The Washington Post.TikTok is rolling out screen time limits and expanding family pairing
Digital Wellness Lab expertise and guidance is cited as helping to shape TikTok’s new features to aid young users in creating healthy limits.
This story has been widely covered, including by the BBC, NPR, Yahoo, and USA Today, among many other outlets.
Read the full article at NBC News.More teens turning to TikTok to get mental health advice
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich uses research to answer questions about the benefits and risks of youth turning to social media for mental health support.
Read the full article at Fox26 Houston.Is my child spending too much time online?
In this digital age, many parents struggle with how to manage their child’s time online using social media, gaming or watching videos. In this episode, host Dr. Jennifer Arnold talks with special guest Dr. Michel Rich, Director of the Digital Wellness Lab and the Clinic for the Interactive Media and Internet Disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. Together they offer practical advice and answers to common questions.
Read the full article at Boston Children's Answers: Kids Health.How the social media “echo chamber” can harm teens’ mental health
The “echo chamber” effect: Dr. Michael Rich of the Boston Children’s Hospital Digital Wellness Lab explains how social media platforms’ algorithms can lead to a “dark spiral” for teens.
Read the full article at CBS News.How much screen time is too much? The signs you’re addicted to your phone.
It is indisputable that many of us spend much of our lives in front of our screens – especially our phones. Dr. Rich offers an updated paradigm for how we think about and address our digital lives.
Read the full article at CNN.How Much Screen Time is Too Much?
Do you ever feel like you or your kids are spending way too much time on your phones? Have you ever caught yourself scrolling for hours on end? When so much of our lives center around our phones, it’s hard to know how much screen time is too much. For answers, Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with Dr. Michael Rich to talk about his unique approach to treating young patients with problematic media use.
Read the full article at CNN Chasing Life Podcast.Digital Wellness
Dr. Michael Rich discusses children’s and adolescents’ media use and the positive and negative implications for their health and development with Rasmus Lindhagen in this Sweden-based podcast. What are the negatives and positives when it comes to the use of screens and technology? How are children affected by it? What’s a better way of looking at it instead of “good or bad”? Can video games actually be helpful for certain skills? This and much more in this episode with Dr. Michael Rich.
Read the full article at Paint My Mind Podcast.How to help your kids have a healthier relationship with social media
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham is interviewed, highlighting the nuanced complexities of the benefits and risks of youth social media use.
Read the full article at WBUR Radio Boston.New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham explains the importance of positivity, autonomy, and authenticity for young people on social media.
Read the full article at Scientific American.