What Role Does Social Media Use Play in the Youth Mental Health Crisis? Researchers Are Trying to Find Out
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham explains the complex and varied interactions kids have with various types of social media
Read the full article at EdSurge.Investigation into TikTok looks at impacts on youth mental health
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains how algorithms and user-created content can impact still-developing young minds.
Read the full article at Denver7 News.From affordable childcare to school in the metaverse: What will childhood look like in 30 years?
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich talks about children learning from everything around them, not just formal education.
Read the full article at CBC Radio.Creating and Keeping a Solid Foundation
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich discusses the importance of family connection with kids in digital and offline spaces. Listen on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts.
Are video games to blame for gun violence?
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich presents insights about desensitization to violence and about adults’ roles in helping kids handle violence and video games well.
Read the full article at WBZ-TV CBS Boston.Multiplayer Games Online: How to Help Keep Kids Safe
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich provides detailed guidance on best practices for gaming online safely.
Read the full article at healthychildren.org.Is Tech Destroying Kids’ Social Skills? Here’s How Social-Emotional Learning Can Help
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains how youth can have different perceptions than adults about privacy or the distinction between digital and real worlds.
Read the full article at EducationWeek.Digital Wellness with Dr Michael Rich
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich discuss parenting advice for a healthy digital upbringing and the resources available at the Digital Wellness Lab. They also discuss PIMU – “Problematic Interactive Media Usage” – and the underlying issues that correspond to its appearance in certain populations of children. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or […]
Are Screens Breaking Kids’ Brains?
Is a rise in screen time changing the way children’s brains develop? Dr. Michael Rich, Director of the Boston Children’s Hospital Digital Wellness Lab, explains how the infant brain works and how it responds differently to online and offline activities. Pediatrician and clinical researcher Dr. John Hutton walks co-hosts Nicole Edwards and Taylor Owen through […]
Instagram launches Family Center, an online safety hub for parents and teens
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains how digital independence should be tied to demonstrated responsibility.
Read the full article at Mashable.